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grewhounds

grewhounds is the plural of grewhound.

Meaning of grewhound

Noun

grewhound (plural grewhounds)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
    • Leaving the Jews, and their legends, therefore out of all question, philosophy may instruct us that, as nature not only produces different classes of animals, but also great varieties in each class, not only dogs, but forty or fifty kinds of dogs, which no mixture, elevation, decline, or any other...1786, Ancient Scotish poems, never before in print. But now published from the MS. collections of [some people]. Comprising pieces written from about 1420 till 1586, volume 1, An essay on the origin...
    Synonyms:
    greyhound

Questions about grewhounds

What is grewhounds the plural of?
Grewhounds is the plural of grewhound.

Words near grewhounds in the dictionary

  1. Grewals
  2. Grewe
  3. Grewes
  4. grewest
  5. grewhound
  6. grewhounds
  7. Grews
  8. grewsome
  9. grewsomest
  10. grex
  11. grex name

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