greyhound bitch

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• greyhound — (n.) O.E. grighund, from grig bitch + hund dog (see HOUND (Cf. hound) (n.)). The name usually is said to have nothing to do with color, and most are not gray. The O.N. form of the word is preserved in Hjalti s couplet that almost sparked war… …   Etymology dictionary

• greyhound — ► NOUN ▪ a swift, slender breed of dog used in racing and coursing. ORIGIN Old English, related to an Old Norse word meaning bitch …   English terms dictionary

• greyhound — [grā′hound΄] n. [ME grehounde < OE grighund, * grieghund, akin to ON greyhundr < * grieg, bitch, coward (prob. < IE * gherēu < base * ĝher , to shine > GRAY1) + hund, dog, HOUND1] any of a breed of tall, slender, swift dog with a… …   English World dictionary

• greyhound — /gray hownd /, n. 1. one of a breed of tall, slender, short haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness. 2. a swift ship, esp. a fast ocean liner. Also, grayhound. [bef. 1000; ME greihund, grehund, grihund, OE grighund < ON greyhundr; cf …   Universalium

• greyhound — noun Etymology: Middle English grehound, from Old English grīghund, from grīg (akin to Old Norse grey bitch) + hund hound Date: before 12th century any of a breed of tall slender graceful smooth coated dogs characterized by swiftness and keen… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• greyhound — [OE] Most greyhounds are not grey – and there is no etymological reason why they should be. For the element grey in their name has no connection with the colour term grey. It comes from an unrecorded Old English *grīeg ‘bitch’, a relative of Old… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• greyhound — [OE] Most greyhounds are not grey – and there is no etymological reason why they should be. For the element grey in their name has no connection with the colour term grey. It comes from an unrecorded Old English *grīeg ‘bitch’, a relative of Old… …   Word origins

• greyhound — noun a dog of a swift, slender, keen sighted breed, used in racing and coursing. Origin OE grīghund; the first element, related to ON grey bitch , is of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• greyhound — /ˈgreɪhaʊnd / (say grayhownd) noun 1. one of a breed of tall, slender dogs, notable for keen sight and for fleetness. 2. Colloquial a swift ship, especially a fast ocean liner. 3. Colloquial a thinly rolled cigarette. {Middle English gre(i)hound …  

• greyhound — n. 1 a dog of a tall slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used in racing and coursing. 2 this breed. Etymology: OE grighund f. grieg bitch (unrecorded: cf. ON grey) + hund dog, rel. to HOUND …   Useful english dictionary

• grew-bitch —  a greyhound bitch. York …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England