wolf-houndn.
/ˈwʊlfhaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈwʊlfˌ(h)aʊnd/ = wolf-dog n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > wolf-hound
alauntc1405
Irish greyhound1590
wolf-dog1652
Irish wolfdog1669
wolf-hound1823
Irish wolfhound1835
greyhound1838
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that hunts specific animals
bear dog1616
wolf-dog1652
coney dog1681
foumart-dog?1748
bird dog1755
boar-dog1792
bear hound1807
wolf-hound1823
toller1831
coon-dog1833
pig-dog1845
rat terrier1851
ratter1858
rabbiter1859
squirrel-dog1860
badgerer1876
boar-hound1884
turkey-dog1895
coon hound1920
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. xii. 279 We have brought down the game at last, quoth my lady's brach to the wolf-hound.
1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. i. 27 An enormous Pyrenean wolf-hound.
1899 Dogs, their Managem. & Treatm. 20 The Irish wolfhound, as he is known to-day, will weigh as much as one hundred and fifty pounds.
1923 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. It was discovered when the Show opened that a valuable Alsatian wolf-hound had disappeared.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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