greyhound
noun/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
- a large thin dog with smooth hair and long thin legs, that can run very fast and is used in the sport of greyhound racingTopics Animalsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryGreyhound is used before these nouns:
- racing
- stadium
- track
- …
Word OriginOld English grīghund; the first element, related to Old Norse grey ‘bitch’, is of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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