Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dog of a hardy breed developed in England for hunting otters, having webbed feet and a thick coarse coat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
otter-dog .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred in England for hunting otters. Called also
otter dog .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
- noun hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
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Examples
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Nor do I crave the basso profundo vociferousness of a shaggy-haired otterhound next to me on the sofa.
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The otterhound is one of several English breeds on display at Westminster that have dwindled to near obscurity despite a proud history.
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"The negatives to me certainly are so minor in comparison to the wonderful things about life with an otterhound," she said.
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The otterhound - a big, goofy mess of a dog with a slobbery beard, unruly coat and happy-go-lucky grin - was once sought after in England because it kept the country's river otter population in check.
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Of particular concern is late-onset epilepsy, which can surface after an otterhound has already produced offspring, as well as decreasing litter size and female dogs who have difficulty conceiving.
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"You're talking about an ancient breed that no longer has a job," said Betsy Conway, an otterhound owner and advocate.
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As Baxter the otterhound bounded around the show ring at the
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Still, Conway said owning an otterhound was worth it.
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With an otterhound named Gabriel at their side, trainers and Marshall residents Nancy Lange and her daughter Karmen, stood outside the ring as they waited to compete in the puppy class.
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