a Great Dane or other large dog used in hunting wild boar
boarhound in American English
(ˈbɔrˌhaund, ˈbour-)
noun
any of various large dogs, esp. a Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars
Word origin
[1880–85; boar + hound1]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, barnstorm, highball, quotation mark