Deerhound Synonyms

dîrhound
Very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scottish-deerhound

Words Related to Deerhound

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. saluki
  2. otterhound
  3. bullmastiff
  4. pure-bred
  5. borzoi

Deerhound Sentence Examples

  • The Scotch deerhound is a larger and heavier variety of the English greyhound, with rough and shaggy hair.

  • The Irish wolfhound is now extinct, but appears to have been a powerful race heavier than the deerhound but similar to it in general characters.

  • Two of the purest breeds at the present day are the Scottish deerhound and the Dalmatian (spotted carriage-dog), A deerhound after having seven pups to a Dalmatian was put to a dog of her own breed.

  • A similar result was obtained with a deerhound first mated with a retriever.

  • According to their breed standards, the tallest breeds are the Irish Wolfhound and the Scottish Deerhound.

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