staghound C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness 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 Sports & Fitness External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Sports & Fitness markdown