wolfhound (redirected from wolfhounds)

wolf·hound  (wlfhound)

n.

Any of various large dogs, such as the Irish wolfhound or the borzoi, trained to hunt wolves or other large game.

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wolfhound

Noun

a very large dog, formerly used to hunt wolves

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wolfhound - the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears borzoi, Russian wolfhound - tall fast-moving dog breed Irish wolfhound - large breed of hound with a rough thick coat