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OTTERHOUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does otterhound mean?
• OTTERHOUND (noun)
The noun OTTERHOUND has 1 sense:
1. hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
Familiarity information: OTTERHOUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("otterhound" 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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