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BNC: 36674 COCA: 35666

wolfhound

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wolfhound /ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd/ noun
plural wolfhounds
wolfhound
/ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd/
noun
plural wolfhounds
Learner's definition of WOLFHOUND
[count]
: a type of large dog that was used for hunting wolves and other large animals in the past猎狼犬
BNC: 36674 COCA: 35666

wolfhound

noun

wolf·​hound ˈwu̇lf-ˌhau̇nd How to pronounce wolfhound (audio)
: any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (such as wolves) compare borzoi, Irish wolfhound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019 Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018 The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins. Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wolfhound was in 1786
BNC: 36674 COCA: 35666

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