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OTTER HOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does otter hound mean? 

OTTER HOUND (noun)
  The noun OTTER HOUND has 1 sense:

1. hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting ottersplay

  Familiarity information: OTTER HOUND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OTTER HOUND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

otter hound; otterhound

Hypernyms ("otter hound" is a kind of...):

hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)


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