lyam-hound
American
[lahy-uhm-hound]
/ ˈlaɪ əmˌhaʊnd /
noun
Archaic.
Etymology
Origin of lyam-hound
1520–30; obsolete lyam leash (< Middle French liem ≪ Latin ligāmen a band, tie, equivalent to ligā ( re ) to tie + -men noun suffix) + hound 1
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