• Deerhound

    Origin

    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

    deerhound

    (plural deerhounds)
    1. a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
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