staghound

American  

[stag-haund] / ˈstægˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.

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staghound British  

/ ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. a breed of hound similar in appearance to the foxhound but larger. It is bred for stag hunting

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Etymology

Origin of staghound

First recorded in 1700–10; stag + hound ¹

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Example Sentences

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staghound

Stubbs rendered the lean ferocity of the staghound, or the compact, questing efficiency of the foxhound, with perfect respect for their actual being as creatures in their own world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then before I reached the aperture I heard the yelp of a staghound.

From The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

There was an old staghound named Maida, and a black greyhound called Hamlet, after one of Shakespeare's heroes.

From Friends and Helpers by Sarah J. Eddy

No one denies that climate influences these animals greatly, but the greyhound, staghound, or bulldog can never be transformed into each other.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Then suddenly I heard a staghound bay, and at that realised a new danger.

From The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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