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