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hellhound

[ hel-hound ]

/ ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd /

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noun

a mythical watchdog of hell.

a fiendish person.

Origin of hellhound

before 900; Middle English, Old English helle hund; see hell, hound¹

Words nearby hellhound

hellespont, hellespontus, hellfire, hellgrammite, hellhole, hellhound, hellin's law, hellinger, hellion, hellish, hellkite

Example sentences from the Web for hellhound

The Leipsic hellhound thus consigned to Belzebub was, of course, Peters.

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer
A thrilling struggle ensued between Merton and the hellhound of justice.

Merton of the Movies |Harry Leon Wilson
What mysterious enemy pursued him, or rather pursued the monarchy like a hellhound?

The Hero of the People |Alexandre Dumas
Is this your discipline, when you should be as silent as cats in a kitchen, hellhound!

Horse-Shoe Robinson |John Pendleton Kennedy

Barricading serves not: fly fast, ye Bodyguards; rabid Insurrection, like the hellhound Chase, uproaring at your heels!

The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for hellhound

hellhound

/ (ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd) /

noun

a hound of hell

a fiend