Definitions
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
Word origin
From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.
Used in a sentence
“Her young heart was full of love; and a world of kindly feelings were wasted on her delicate greyhound, her bright winged birds, and her favourite flowers.”
“I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line / Because I'm in a New York state of mind”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Racing dog”9 letters
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