Russian wolfhound

noun

1. borzoi.

Russian wolfhound

noun

1. a less common name for borzoi

Word History and Origins

Origin of Russian wolfhound¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Other country-of-origin names include two immense Russian wolfhounds donated to the zoo in September of 1892 by Byron C. Daniels, U.S. consul at Hull, England.

From Washington Post

Now, most people might call me a mongrel, but I have some pretty fancy bloodlines running through these veins and Russian wolfhound happens to be one of them.

From Literature

His wife, Kathleen, enjoyed breeding borzoi, a type of Russian wolfhound, and, between the two of them, they restored the estate to something like its former glory.

From The New Yorker

She bounced up, drew a loud cheer and finished the run alongside the borzoi, also called a Russian wolfhound.

From Washington Post

He usually walked the streets of New York with a white Russian wolfhound.

From Los Angeles Times