- Russian wolfhound
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borzoi.[1870-75]
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Russian wolfhound
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Russian wolfhound — n. former name for BORZOI … English World dictionary
Russian wolfhound — borzoi orzoi n. [Russian.] tall, slender fast moving dog breed; called also {Russian wolfhound}. Syn: Russian wolfhound. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian wolfhound — noun tall fast moving dog breed • Syn: ↑borzoi • Hypernyms: ↑wolfhound * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized R : borzoi 2 * * * borzoi. [1870 75] * * * Ru … Useful english dictionary
Russian wolfhound — noun Date: 1872 borzoi … New Collegiate Dictionary
Russian wolfhound — Rus′sian wolf′hound n. dch borzoi • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
Russian wolfhound — /rʌʃən ˈwʊlfhaʊnd/ (say rushuhn woolfhownd) noun → borzoi …
Wolfhound — can refer to various breeds of dogs that have been bred to hunt wolves or to established lines of (historically crossed, as opposed to ancient) wolf dog crosses that retain significant characteristics of wolves. Wolf dog hybrids crossed in recent … Wikipedia
wolfhound — [woolf′hound΄] n. IRISH WOLFHOUND see also RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND … English World dictionary
Russian — dressing (salad dressing spiced with chili, chopped pickles); Russian roulette (each player pull the trigger of a revolver held against the player’s head); Russian wolfhound (large breed of hound originally bred in Russia and called borzoi) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Russianwolfhound — Russian wolfhound n. See borzoi. * * * … Universalium
