deerhound

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deerhound

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From Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer + hound.

noun deerhounds

A breed of dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer. In dogs most of the breeds, useful, ornamental, large, and small are represented, from the great gaunt, grisly deerhound, the huge mastiff, the generous St. Bernard and Newfoundland, to the friendly, industrious, ultra-intelligent collie and the toy terrier.

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noun breed of dog

Ελληνικά	ελαφόσκυλο elafóskylo, ελαφοθήρας κύων elafothíras kýon

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@misc{deerhound_2026,
  title = {deerhound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deerhound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}