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Definition of Saluki
1. Noun. Old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia.
Definition of Saluki
1. Noun. An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saluki
1. a tall, slender dog [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saluki
Literary usage of Saluki
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"At the slightest disturbance they bolted from their hiding place under a bush
and made for safety, thus becoming very difficult for the saluki to catch. ..."
2. Primitive Paternity: The Myth of Supernatural Birth in Relation to the by Edwin Sidney Hartland (1910)
"But there is a further complication. " saluki and ... and take her back with him
to saluki; but he must purchase her, and it is not in his option to remain ..."
3. The World's Inhabitants, Or Mankind, Animals, and Plants: Being a Popular by George Thomas Bettany (1888)
"In one State " a man of saluki may marry a woman of ... and take her back with
him to saluki; but he must purchase her, and it is not in his option to ..."
4. Sohrab and Rustem: The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son; a by Murray Anthony Potter (1902)
"... marry with the women of saluki, but the man must go to saluki and live in the
house of the woman, and he has not the option of paying for her at all. ..."
5. Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon by Franz Delitzsch (1882)
"... or saluki, ie coming from Seleucia) is celebrated by the Arab, poets as much
as the hunting-horse.3 The name 3^3, though not superfluous, ..."
6. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"At the slightest disturbance they bolted from their hiding place under a bush
and made for safety, thus becoming very difficult for the saluki to catch. ..."
7. Primitive Paternity: The Myth of Supernatural Birth in Relation to the by Edwin Sidney Hartland (1910)
"But there is a further complication. " saluki and ... and take her back with him
to saluki; but he must purchase her, and it is not in his option to remain ..."
8. The World's Inhabitants, Or Mankind, Animals, and Plants: Being a Popular by George Thomas Bettany (1888)
"In one State " a man of saluki may marry a woman of ... and take her back with
him to saluki; but he must purchase her, and it is not in his option to ..."
9. Sohrab and Rustem: The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son; a by Murray Anthony Potter (1902)
"... marry with the women of saluki, but the man must go to saluki and live in the
house of the woman, and he has not the option of paying for her at all. ..."
10. Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon by Franz Delitzsch (1882)
"... or saluki, ie coming from Seleucia) is celebrated by the Arab, poets as much
as the hunting-horse.3 The name 3^3, though not superfluous, ..."
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