staghound

staghound

English

Etymology

From stag +‎ hound.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɡhaʊnd/

Noun

staghound (plural staghounds)

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

Anagrams

• do-naughts