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greyhound

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Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/

Definition of greyhound

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
    “Her young heart was full of love; and a world of kindly feelings were wasted on her delicate greyhound, her bright winged birds, and her favourite flowers.”
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noun

  1. A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
    “Her young heart was full of love; and a world of kindly feelings were wasted on her delicate greyhound, her bright winged birds, and her favourite flowers.”
  2. A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
  3. (dated)A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.
  4. A bus run by Greyhound Lines.
    “I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line / Because I'm in a New York state of mind”

verb

  1. (transitive)To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.

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Etymology

From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.

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