Staghound

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈstaÉ¡haÊŠnd/

Origin

From stag + hound.

Full definition of staghound

Noun

1. Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
• 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, VII:Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds.

Synonyms

• deerhound