staghound

noun

staghound

noun

UK /ˈstaɡhaʊnd/

Etymology From stag + hound.

1

Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.

Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds.1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, section VII:

Synonyms: deerhound

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