gazehound

gazehound
/gayz"hownd'/, n.
one of any of several breeds of hounds, as the Afghan, borzoi, greyhound, Saluki, or whippet, that hunts by sighting the game rather than by scent. Also called sighthound.
[1560-70; GAZE + HOUND1]

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  • gazehound — noun Date: 1610 sighthound …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Italian Greyhound — Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup = Toy akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/italian greyhound/index.cfm altname = Piccolo Levriero Italiano country of origin = Italy ankcgroup = Group 1 (Toys) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/italgrey.html ckcgroup =… …   Wikipedia

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