noun
a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars
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\\ˈplät-\ nounUsage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: probably after Jonathan Plott fl 1750 American dog breeder
: a large powerful usually chiefly black hound of American origin used especially in bear and boar hunting and believed to have resulted from crosses between German boarhounds, foxhounds, bloodhounds, and possibly other hound strains
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an American hound having a brindled coat, used esp. in hunting bears and wild boars.
[prob. named after J. Plott, 18th-century American who bred dogs]
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[plät]n. a hunting dog with a smooth brindle or black coat and large drooping ears. Developed from German stock, it is the only recognized coonhound not descended from the foxhound
Origin:
late 18th cent.: named after the Plott family of North Carolina, who developed the breed from wild boar hounds brought from Germany in 1750
Useful english dictionary. 2012.