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boarhound

boarhound noun: a large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

Noun (1)

boarhound (plural boarhounds)

  1. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

Noun (2) capitalized: Boarhound

Boarhound (plural Boarhounds)

  1. Synonym of Great Dane.
    Synonyms:
    Great Dane

Synonyms of boarhound

Forms of boarhound

pluralboarhounds
pluralBoarhounds

Origin of boarhound

From boar + hound.

Questions about boarhound

What does boarhound mean?
Boarhound means a large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
What part of speech is boarhound?
Boarhound is a noun.
What is the plural of boarhound?
The plural of boarhound is boarhounds.

Words near boarhound in the dictionary

  1. boarfishes
  2. boarhide
  3. boarhides
  4. Boarhills
  5. boarhog
  6. boarhound
  7. boarhounds
  8. Boarikifinolhu
  9. boarish
  10. boarishly
  11. boarishness

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