Definition of coonhound
:a sporting dog trained to hunt raccoons;
especially
:black-and-tan coonhound
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An animal control officer picked up the brown merle English coonhound mix.
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An officer found a stray bluetick coonhound with no identification.
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Martin, an American coonhound mix, serves as the show’s narrator — talking in a series of voice-overs and on-camera confessionals.
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Dan, 3-1/2, is a 60-pound neutered male redbone coonhound mix who loves people.
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First Known Use of coonhound
1919
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