buckhound

[ buhk-hound ]
/ ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd /

noun

a hound trained to hunt bucks and other game.

Origin of buckhound

First recorded in 1520–30; buck1 + hound1

Example sentences from the Web for buckhound

  • I attribute the extraordinary sagacity of the buckhound to the manner in which he is treated.

    Dog Breaking |William Nelson Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for buckhound

buckhound
/ (ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd) /

noun

a hound, smaller than a staghound, used for hunting the smaller breeds of deer, esp fallow deer