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Definition of Russian wolfhound
1. Noun. Tall fast-moving dog breed.
Definition of Russian wolfhound
1. Noun. borzoi (gloss breed of dog) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Russian Wolfhound
Literary usage of Russian wolfhound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1897)
"THE BORZOI OR russian wolfhound. THERE is no dog of modern times that has so
rapidly attained a certain degree of popularity as that which is named at the ..."
2. The Complete Dog Book by William Arthur Bruette (1921)
"THE russian wolfhound In Russia, the land of their birth, these handsome, stately,
high-bred dogs are known as Borzoi or ..."
3. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"CHAPTER XII THE BORZOI, OR russian wolfhound IF for nothing else, we have at
least one thing to be grateful for to Russia—she has given us the Borzoi, ..."
4. The Dog in Health and in Disease by Wesley Mills (1895)
"The russian wolfhound or Barzoi.—This breed has very recently sprung into popularity
in Britain, and taken some hold in America. ..."
5. Observations on Borzoi: Called in America Russian Wolf-hounds, in a Series by Joseph Brown Thomas (1912)
"The purpose of the Club is to place the russian wolfhound, both as a working dog
and as a "chien de luxe," first in popular esteem among the larger breeds ..."
6. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"The group embraces the English and American greyhounds, the borzoi or Russian
wolfhound, the Scotch deerhound, the Irish wolfhound, the Persian and ..."
7. C.S.R. Blue Book of Dogdom (1911)
"In the extreme West the russian wolfhound has become very popular, ... The greatest
requirements of the russian wolfhound are strength, speed and size. ..."
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