staghound

noun
/ˈstaɡhaʊnd/UK

Etymology

From stag + hound.

  1. inherited from *hundaz
  2. inherited from *hund
  3. inherited from hund
  4. inherited from hound
  5. compounded as staghound — “stag + hound

Definitions

  1. Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.

    • Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds.

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