staghound

[ stag-hound ]

/ ˈstægˌhaʊnd /

noun

a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.

Origin of staghound

First recorded in 1700–10; stag + hound¹

Words nearby staghound

staghorn, stag-horn calculus, staghorn coral, staghorn fern, staghorn sumac, staghound, staging, staging area, staging post, Stagira, Stagirite

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Example sentences from the Web for staghound

So the Major smoked and thought, till a bark from the staghound made him look up.
Beatrice Boville and Other Stories|Ouida
He carried his tail low because that was the way he carried it naturally, like a collie or staghound.
Trading Jeff and his Dog|James Arthur Kjelgaard
It was fortunate for him that Mr Ross had some young dogs with a large strain of the Scottish staghound in them.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys|Egerton R. Young
She pulled off her heavy gloves and gave them, with the stick, to the staghound, which walked gravely away at once.
The Tigress|Anne Warner

Then the staghound sprang up, snarling, his fangs bared, and the hair along his back bristling.
The Tigress|Anne Warner

British Dictionary definitions for staghound

staghound

/ (ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd) /

noun

a breed of hound similar in appearance to the foxhound but larger. It is bred for stag hunting

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	staghound
释义	staghound [ stag-hound ] / ˈstægˌhaʊnd / noun a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals. Origin of staghound First recorded in 1700–10; stag + hound¹ Words nearby staghound staghorn, stag-horn calculus, staghorn coral, staghorn fern, staghorn sumac, staghound, staging, staging area, staging post, Stagira, Stagirite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for staghound So the Major smoked and thought, till a bark from the staghound made him look up. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories\|Ouida He carried his tail low because that was the way he carried it naturally, like a collie or staghound. Trading Jeff and his Dog\|James Arthur Kjelgaard It was fortunate for him that Mr Ross had some young dogs with a large strain of the Scottish staghound in them. Winter Adventures of Three Boys\|Egerton R. Young She pulled off her heavy gloves and gave them, with the stick, to the staghound, which walked gravely away at once. The Tigress\|Anne Warner Then the staghound sprang up, snarling, his fangs bared, and the hair along his back bristling. The Tigress\|Anne Warner British Dictionary definitions for staghound staghound / (ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd) / noun a breed of hound similar in appearance to the foxhound but larger. It is bred for stag hunting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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