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staghounds

staghounds is the plural of staghound.

Meaning of staghound

Noun

staghound (plural staghounds)

  1. Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
    • Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds.1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, section VII
    Synonyms:
    deerhound

Questions about staghounds

What is staghounds the plural of?
Staghounds is the plural of staghound.

Words near staghounds in the dictionary

  1. Staghorn Flat
  2. staghorn moss
  3. staghorn sumac
  4. staghorns
  5. staghound
  6. staghounds
  7. staghunt
  8. staghunter
  9. staghunters
  10. staghunting
  11. staghunts

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