GREYHOUND DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
greyhound n 1: a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog greyhound O.E. grighund, from grig- "bitch" + hund "dog" (see hound). The name has nothing to do with color, and most are not gray. The O.N. form of the word is preserved in Hjalti's couplet that almost sparked war between pagans and Christians in early Iceland: Vilkat go?geyja Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) greyhound noun Etymology: Middle English grehound, from Old English grīghund, from grīg- (akin to Old Norse grey bitch) + hund hound Date: before 12th century any of a breed of tall slender graceful smooth-coated dogs characterized by swiftness and keen sight and used for coursing game and racing; also any of several related dogs — compare Italian greyhound Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary greyhound (greyhounds) A greyhound is a dog with a thin body and long thin legs, which can run very fast. Greyhounds sometimes run in races and people bet on them. N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary greyhound ˈɡreɪhaund n. 1 a dog of a tall slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used in racing and coursing. 2 this breed. [OE grighund f. grieg bitch (unrecorded: cf. ON grey) + hund dog, rel. to HOUND] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund, grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS. gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.] A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also grayhound.] International Standard Bible Encyclopedia GREYHOUND gra'-hound. See DOG. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Greyhound (Prov. 30:31), the rendering of the Hebrew _zarzir mothnayim_, meaning literally "girded as to the lions." Some (Gesen.; R.V. marg.) render it "war-horse." The LXX. and Vulgate versions render it "cock." It has been by some interpreters rendered also "stag" and "warrior," as being girded about or panoplied, and "wrestler." The greyhound, however, was evidently known in ancient times, as appears from Egyptian monuments. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 30 Moby Thesaurus words for "greyhound": antelope, arrow, blue darter, blue streak, cannonball, courser, dart, eagle, electricity, express train, flash, gazelle, greased lightning, hare, jet plane, light, lightning, mercury, quicksilver, rocket, scared rabbit, shot, streak, streak of lightning, striped snake, swallow, thought, thunderbolt, torrent, wind |
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