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Grayhound
(gcide) | Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)
See Greyhound.
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grayhound
(gcide) | Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,
grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.
gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
1. A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen
sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties
known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written
also grayhound.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.
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grayhound
(gcide) | Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)
See Greyhound.
[1913 Webster]Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,
grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.
gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
1. A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen
sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties
known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written
also grayhound.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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