Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Scottish deerhound.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hound for hunting deer; a stag-hound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
dog , rather like a largegreyhound , originally bred inScotland forhunting deer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
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Examples
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Third, Sir Walter Scott got it crack-on when he called the deerhound ‘the most perfect creature of heaven.’
The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006
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Third, Sir Walter Scott got it crack-on when he called the deerhound ‘the most perfect creature of heaven.’
The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006
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The deerhound is a dog of marvellous swiftness, and, like an arrow from the bow, Fleetfoot shot across the open space and gained the wood.
A Boy's Ride Gulielma Zollinger
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But supposing I had never met any specimen of the canine race but a King Charles spaniel, and on seeing a Scotch deerhound in the possession of a friend was told that the man had a 'dog:' I should be justified in doubting whether the deerhound was a dog at all in the sense in which the tiny spaniel -- the only dog I had ever seen -- represented the canine race in my mind and experience.
Paul Patoff 1881
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The Virginia-bred Scottish deerhound surprised dog watchers at the show when she was picked from a crowd of seven dogs for the top spot.
Scottish deerhound wins at Westminster; breed adoption likely to increase Melissa Bell 2011
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This uptick probably will happen to the Scottish deerhound, a relatively unknown breed, after Hickory took home the Westminster Best in Show on Tuesday night.
Scottish deerhound wins at Westminster; breed adoption likely to increase Melissa Bell 2011
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There was a Scottish deerhound at the next booth, which was totally fascinated by The Jeff's facial hair and wanted to nibble it.
titties and beer. titties and beer. titties and beer. thecoughlin 2009
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Scottish deerhound Hickory poses with handler Angela Lloyd, right, and judge Paolo Dondina after Hickory won Best in Show.
Scottish deerhound wins at Westminster; breed adoption likely to increase Melissa Bell 2011
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Hickory, a Scottish deerhound from Warrenton, Va., has won the 'Best of Show' title at the Westminster Kennel Club competition.
Lori's A.M. Buzz: Dog show, ICC, birth control Lori Aratani 2011
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They also currently have 11 Scottish deerhound mixes listed on their site.
Scottish deerhound wins at Westminster; breed adoption likely to increase Melissa Bell 2011
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In the shade of the house, by the porch, were two or three of the greyhounds, part of the pack that were used to hunt down jack-rabbits, and Godfrey, Harran's prize deerhound.
- Frank Norris, The Octopus, ch. 1
August 9, 2008