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  pharaoh hound

  noun

  one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
• Pharaoh hound
  Pharaoh hound

  noun

  a medium-sized powerful swift-moving short-haired breed of hound having a glossy tan coat, sometimes with white markings

pharaoh hound

American  

[fair-oh, far-oh, fey-roh] / ˈfɛər oʊ, ˈfær oʊ, ˈfeɪ roʊ /

noun

1. one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.

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Pharaoh hound British  

noun

1. a medium-sized powerful swift-moving short-haired breed of hound having a glossy tan coat, sometimes with white markings

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Etymology

Origin of pharaoh hound

First recorded in 1965–70

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I'm no political expert, but a win for the pharaoh hound might be just what they need in Egypt.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2011

“There’s always a sickness going on,” said Lester Sykes, 35, who lives in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn and who was out walking Raja, his Pharaoh hound.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

“The Pharaoh hound people were the first to approach me and ask that question,” she recalled.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021