greyhound

[ grey-hound ]

/ ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd /

one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.

a swift ship, especially a fast ocean liner.

Origin of greyhound

before 1000; Middle English greihund, grehund, grihund, Old English grīghund < Old Norse greyhundr; compare Old Norse grey bitch; see hound¹

Lewis and fellow civil rights activists were beaten by a mob after arriving at Montgomery's Greyhound station in May 1961.

Montgomery, Alabama Police Chief Apologizes to Rep. John Lewis |Justin Green |March 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At 13, two friends and I convinced our parents to let us to take a Greyhound bus to Louisville to visit my aunts and uncles.

Emmylou Harris Sings Emmett Till, and a Black Man Is Moved to Tears |Mansfield Frazier |April 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His presidential campaign did not immediately return a request for comment on his greyhound racing stance as governor.

Fur Flies As Obama and Romney Press Political Dog Fight |Ben Jacobs |April 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She lives in the same house as Pixel, our Italian Greyhound, who is something of a celebrity in Oaxaca.

In Praise of the Mexican Hairless Dog |Noah Kristula-Green |February 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

It was literally a bunch of families waiting around, beginning at around five in the morning, for Greyhound buses to arrive.

My Anger at Obama |Meghan McCain |November 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
His head was between his legs, and he was running like a greyhound.

Ted Strong's Motor Car |Edward C. Taylor
Once on the smooth trail again the car seemed to stretch itself like a greyhound for the race northward.

In the Shadow of the Hills |George C. Shedd
Like all good lurchers, she is bred between the greyhound and sheepdog.

Poachers and Poaching |John Watson
Indeed, sir, ony dog would soon be turned into a greyhound if it stoppit lang here.

Scotch Wit and Humor |W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
As soon as you see that he has gone, come back to the Greyhound with the news.

Colonel Thorndyke's Secret |G. A. Henty

greyhound

/ (ˈɡreɪˌhaʊnd) /

a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing