staghound C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd/ UK /ˈstæɡhaʊnd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a large, powerful hound formerly bred and used to hunt stags and other large game The old estate records describe a pack of staghounds kept for deer hunting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large, powerful hound... deerhoundhunting hound Word family Forms staghounds Related forms staghounddeerhound Etymology A compound of stag + hound, referring to the animal hunted and the dog used to pursue it. The name has been recorded in English since the early eighteenth century. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # staghound **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstæɡhaʊnd/ ## Meanings 1. a large, powerful hound formerly bred and used to hunt stags and other large game ## Examples - The old estate records describe a pack of staghounds kept for deer hunting. ## Synonyms - deerhound - hunting hound ## Related Forms - stag - hound - deerhound ## Etymology A compound of stag + hound, referring to the animal hunted and the dog used to pursue it. The name has been recorded in English since the early eighteenth century. ## Topics - Animals markdown