talbot
noun
a hound with long pendent ears.
talbot
1 American
[tawl-buht, tal-]
/ ˈtɔl bət, ˈtæl- /
noun
Talbot
2
American
[tawl-buht, tal-]
/ ˈtɔl bət, ˈtæl- /
noun
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Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, 1660–1718, British statesman: prime minister 1714.
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William Henry Fox, 1800–77, English pioneer in photography.
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a male given name.
Talbot
1
British
/ ˈtɔːlbət /
noun
talbot
2
British
/ ˈtɔːlbət /
noun
Etymology
Origin of talbot
1350–1400; Middle English: dog's name, originally man's nickname < Old French
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The shield includes a coat of arms featuring five red roses representing his children and love of gardening; two talbot dogs representing animal rescue, a cause he championed; and Bournemouth University, his alma matter.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
Of the race of dogs the greyhound and the talbot, or mastiff, are found most often.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The crest of Grosvenor is ‘a hound or talbot statant or;’ and the supporters ‘two talbots reguardant or,’ &c.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
Esther, passing near the table at the time, glanced accidentally at the fork, and recognised the Flinders crest—a talbot, or old English bloodhound.
From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various
Mr. Talbot had to give his name and quality, and show his pass, at each of these gates, though they were still guarded by Shrewsbury retainers, with the talbot on their sleeves.
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The strategy confirmed electric arc furnaces as the future of British steelmaking, replacing traditional blast furnaces, which resulted in job losses at steelworks including Port Talbot.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Talbot and coauthor Shabnam Etemadi, a stem cell biologist and computational scientist at UCR, exposed human embryonic stem cells grown in laboratory dishes to several concentrations of vanillin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Women do not necessarily know the chemicals in vape products," Talbot said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
In Port Talbot, Burnham indicated that reform of Barnett was still not on the table.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The older one, living here in Talbot County, would be called Frederick Douglass after a name change or two.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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