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Definition of Borzois
1. borzoi [n] - See also: borzoi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Borzois
Literary usage of Borzois
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Museum Guides: Vertrbrates by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"Both came from Balk, in Afghanistan, and were presented by Mrs. Whitbread. R .
borzois ... Russian Wolfhounds, are represented iti the borzois. ..."
2. The Kennel Handbook by C. J. Davies (1905)
"borzois : white with lemon or grey markings. Chief Characteristics.—Head long,
lean, tapering, with somewhat narrow skull. Ears small, lying close to head ..."
3. Outing (1893)
"Since that unfortunate episode there has been talk of having no more classes for
borzois at the Continental Kennel Club's shows. To banish the big borzois ..."
4. Other Famous Homes of Great Britain and Their Stories by Alfred Henry Malan (1902)
"Added to the borzois, fox terriers, and Clumber spaniels, I must also mention
the pack of harriers, eighteen couples in all, of twenty-one inch hounds of ..."
5. With the Russians in Peace and War: Recollections of a Military Attaché by Frederick Arthur Wellesley (1905)
"A huntsman then enters the covert from the other side with a few couple of rough
foxhounds, who soon find the wolf and drive him out towards the borzois, ..."
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