deerhound

English

Etymology

From Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer +‎ hound.

Noun

deerhound (plural deerhounds)

a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer

Translations

breed of dog

Finnish: skotlanninhirvikoira
Greek: ελαφόσκυλο n (elafóskylo), ελαφοθήρας κύων m (elafothíras kýon)

Malay: anjing pemburu rusa
Manx: coo feeaih m, coo feeaihee m

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