†(a) Hunting a hound that is released as the quarry passes alongside or reaches the middle part of its course (obsolete); (b) Printing the size of…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > greyhound > kinds of or used for specific purpose (7) side lay1575 †(a) Hunting a hound that is released as the quarry passes alongside or reaches the middle part of its course (obsolete); (b) Printing the size of… wolf-greyhound1825 a greyhound used in hunting wolves. Newmarket greyhound1856 a greyhound of a type bred to be stouter or heavier than other greyhounds. harlequin greyhound1883 a greyhound having a black and white coat. snap1896 dialect (See quot. 1896 and snap-dog n. at snap-, comb._form affix 1a.) dog1898 colloquial. With the, in plural. Greyhounds; (hence) greyhound racing, or a greyhound race meeting. nap1926 Chiefly Horse Racing. A tipster's prediction of the horse (or greyhound) most likely to win its race on a particular day; the animal so tipped; a… |
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