staghound

[ stag-hound ]

/ ˈstægˌhaʊnd /

a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.

Origin of staghound

First recorded in 1700–10; stag + hound¹

So the Major smoked and thought, till a bark from the staghound made him look up.

Beatrice Boville and Other Stories |Ouida
He carried his tail low because that was the way he carried it naturally, like a collie or staghound.

Trading Jeff and his Dog |James Arthur Kjelgaard
It was fortunate for him that Mr Ross had some young dogs with a large strain of the Scottish staghound in them.

Winter Adventures of Three Boys |Egerton R. Young
She pulled off her heavy gloves and gave them, with the stick, to the staghound, which walked gravely away at once.

The Tigress |Anne Warner

Then the staghound sprang up, snarling, his fangs bared, and the hair along his back bristling.

The Tigress |Anne Warner

staghound

/ (ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd) /

a breed of hound similar in appearance to the foxhound but larger. It is bred for stag hunting