boarhound

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boarhound^¹

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From boar + hound.

noun boarhounds

A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

Boarhound^²

noun Boarhounds

Synonym of Great Dane.
Similar: Great Dane

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noun large dog bred to hunt boars

Français	vautre
Deutsch	Dogge
Italiano	veltro

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@misc{boarhound_2026,
  title = {boarhound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boarhound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}