Irish wolfhound
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Irish wolfhound
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, 1,400 troops in bearskin caps and an Irish wolfhound named Seamus filed past Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace balcony.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
The team also has funding from foundations, tech entrepreneurs and small donors such as the Irish wolfhound Association of New England.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Collies and sheepdogs and Yorkies and lots of goldens — we just met an Irish wolfhound; where has she been hiding?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2020
Here are a selection of their answers: "My family's wonderful late Irish wolfhound, Xavier, lived to one day shy of his 13th birthday," says Christopher Katz-Summercorn, from north-west London.
From BBC • May 26, 2013
But it is worse to find at one's front door a vision of vengeance and destruction in the shape of a giant Irish wolfhound whose kill one has purloined.
From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Rockwell, Norman
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