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Greyhound definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GREYHOUND, n. A tall fleet dog, kept for the chase.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English grehound, from Old English gr?ghund, from gr?g- (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 Reference Dictionary

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. Etymology: OE grighund f. grieg bitch (unrecorded: cf. ON grey) + hund dog, rel. to HOUND

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Greyhound Grey"hound`, n. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(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

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gra'-hound.

See DOG.

Moby Thesaurus

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