deerhound

English

Etymology

From Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer +‎ hound.

Noun

deerhound (plural deerhounds)

1. a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer

Translations

breed of dog

• Finnish: skotlanninhirvikoira
• Greek: ελαφόσκυλο n (elafóskylo), ελαφοθήρας κύων m (elafothíras kýon)
• Malay: anjing pemburu rusa
• Manx: coo feeaih m, coo feeaihee m