deerhound

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Scottish deerhound

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