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staghound definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1707 a hound formerly used in hunting the stag and other large animals; specifically a large heavy hound resembling the English foxhound

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 any large dog of a breed used for hunting deer by sight or scent. 2 this breed.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Staghound Stag"hound`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct.