Greyhound
['gre'haʊnd]
Definition
(noun.) a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog.
Typist: Montague--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments.
Typist: Osborn
Definition
n. a tall and slender dog kept for the chase with great powers of speed and great keenness of sight.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A greyhound is a fortunate object to see in your dream. If it is following a young girl, you will be surprised with a legacy from unknown people. If a greyhound is owned by you, it signifies friends where enemies were expected.
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Examples
- How did the Greyhound Get His Name? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There are several varieties, as the Irish greyhound, the Scottish, the Russian, the Italian and the Turkish. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I'll go over to Huddleston, that I will, and see his black greyhound, Mrs. Crawley; and I'll run Lancelot against him for fifty. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Her cross-grained pet greyhound was in the room, and I fully expected a barking and snapping reception. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Miss Fairlie's little Italian greyhound was lying on the rug. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- As he opened the door the cross-grained greyhound poked out her sharp muzzle from under the sofa, and barked and snapped at him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Two large shaggy dogs, half greyhound half mastiff, stood ready to rush upon the traveller as soon as the door should be opened. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Or a Persian greyhound, eh? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The largest and in many respects the highest type of marine architecture is to be found in the modern ocean greyhound for transatlantic trade. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Look at the race and dray-horse, or at the greyhound and mastiff. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In 1852 the United States mail steamer Arctic, of the Collins line, was regarded as the greyhound of the Atlantic, her time being 9 days, 17 hours and 12 minutes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The common greyhound is of an elegant make of body, and is universally known as the fleetest of dogs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Views of an ox trotting, a wild bull on the charge, greyhounds and deer running and birds flying in mid-air were shown, also athletes in various positions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Two greyhounds, in running down the same hare, have sometimes the appearance of acting in some sort of concert. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The lovers of the chase say that the hare feels more agony during the pursuit of the greyhounds, than when she is struggling in their fangs. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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