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noun very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
originFrom Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer + hound.
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