Definition of Scottish deerhound

1. Noun. Very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland.

Exact synonyms: Deerhound
Generic synonyms: Hound, Hound Dog

Definition of Scottish deerhound

1. Noun. A large sighthound bred in Scotland to hunt deer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scottish Deerhound

Scotticize
Scotticized
Scotticizes
Scotticizing
Scottie
Scottish
Scottish Borders
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Deerhounds
Scottish English
Scottish Fold
Scottish Folds
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Highlander
Scottish Lallans
Scottish deerhound (current term)
Scottish reel
Scottish terrier
Scottish wildcat
Scottish wildcats
Scottishly
Scottishness
Scottsdale
Scotty
Scourge of God
Scourge of the Gods
Scouse
Scouser
Scouserati
Scousers

Literary usage of Scottish deerhound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Dog Book by William Arthur Bruette (1921)
"COURSING HOUNDS THE Scottish deerhound THIS magnificent breed of dogs has occupied ... The Scottish deerhound standard and description is as follows: HEAD. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"He is the Scottish deerhound pure and simple, sagacious, intelligent, ... Probably the earliest mention we have of the Scottish deerhound appears in Hector ..."

3. The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen: With Directions for Handling the by Frank Forester (1864)
"The Scottish deerhound, in his true state, is a gigantic greyhound, with hair as rough and wiry as that of an Isle of Sky terrier. It is doubtful whether he ..."

4. The American Hunting Dog: Modern Strains of Bird Dogs and Hounds, and Their by Warren Hastings Miller (1919)
"... has his counterpart in the Scottish deerhound and the greyhound, while the hounds of St. Hubert (llth century) were quite evidently what we would call ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"... to Dinner,' ' Jeanie Deans and the Robbers,' ' Bran, a • celebrated Scottish Deerhound,' 'The Two Friends, Child and Dog,' and portraits of himself, ..."

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