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gazehound

gaze·hound
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geyz-hound]
    • /ˈgeɪzˌhaʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geyz-hound]
    • /ˈgeɪzˌhaʊnd/

Definitions of gazehound word

  • noun gazehound 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. 1
  • noun gazehound A hound that primarily hunts by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance. 1
  • noun gazehound a hound such as a greyhound that hunts by sight rather than by scent 0
  • noun gazehound a dog that hunts by sight instead of scent, as a greyhound 0

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Origin of gazehound

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; gaze + hound1

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Parts of speech for Gazehound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gazehound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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