- gazehound
- noun Date: 1610 sighthound
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gazehound
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Gazehound — Gaze hound , n. A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gazehound — [gāz′hound΄] n. Archaic a dog that hunts by sight instead of scent, as a greyhound … English World dictionary
gazehound — /gayz hownd /, n. one of any of several breeds of hounds, as the Afghan, borzoi, greyhound, Saluki, or whippet, that hunts by sighting the game rather than by scent. Also called sighthound. [1560 70; GAZE + HOUND1] * * * … Universalium
gazehound — noun A hound that primarily hunts by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance. Syn: sighthound … Wiktionary
gazehound — n. hound that chases and hunts its prey by sight and not by smell … English contemporary dictionary
gazehound — gaze•hound [[t]ˈgeɪzˌhaʊnd[/t]] n. dch a hound, as an Afghan hound or greyhound, that hunts by sight rather than by scent • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
gazehound — /ˈgeɪzhaʊnd/ (say gayzhownd) noun a hound that hunts by sight rather than scent …
gazehound — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a dog that hunts by sight rather than by scent; sometimes : greyhound * * * /gayz hownd /, n. one of any of several breeds of hounds, as the Afghan, borzoi, greyhound, Saluki, or whippet, that hunts by sighting the game rather… … Useful english dictionary
sight hound — sight hound, = gazehound. (Cf. ↑gazehound) … Useful english dictionary
Italian Greyhound — Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup = Toy akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/italian greyhound/index.cfm altname = Piccolo Levriero Italiano country of origin = Italy ankcgroup = Group 1 (Toys) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/italgrey.html ckcgroup =… … Wikipedia
