noun
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑hound
• Hypernyms: ↑hunting dog
• Hyponyms:
↑Afghan hound, ↑Afghan, ↑basset, ↑basset hound, ↑beagle, ↑bloodhound, ↑sleuthhound, ↑bluetick, ↑boarhound, ↑coonhound, ↑foxhound, ↑harrier, ↑Plott hound, ↑redbone, ↑wolfhound, ↑greyhound, ↑Ibizan hound, ↑Ibizan Podenco, ↑Norwegian elkhound, ↑elkhound, ↑otterhound, ↑otter hound, ↑Saluki, ↑gazelle hound, ↑Scottish deerhound, ↑deerhound, ↑staghound, ↑Weimaraner
• Member Holonyms: ↑pack
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noun chiefly South : hound
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1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Dial. hound1 (def. 1).
2. (cap.) Mil. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability.
[1640-50, Amer.]
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hound dog,
Southern U.S. a hound.
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(especially in the southern US) a dog used in hunting
Useful english dictionary. 2012.