coonhound
noun
coon·hound
ˈkün-ˌhau̇nd 
: a sporting dog trained to hunt raccoons
especially
: black-and-tan coonhound
Examples of coonhound in a Sentence
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But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
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Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound who went missing from his foster home over a week ago.
—Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
On their second date, at the Barker Field dog park in Richmond, Mr. Ledesma’s redbone coonhound, Sami, met Sullivan.
—New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
Betty takes over the mantle from last year's winner: Lieutenant Dan, a two-legged coonhound.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021
Dixie, a bluetick coonhound, just cannot shut up at the least opportune times.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
And is there anything better than a good bluetick coonhound?
—Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 4 Nov. 2020
Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound who went missing from his foster home over a week ago.
—Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
On their second date, at the Barker Field dog park in Richmond, Mr. Ledesma’s redbone coonhound, Sami, met Sullivan.
—New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
Betty takes over the mantle from last year's winner: Lieutenant Dan, a two-legged coonhound.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021
Dixie, a bluetick coonhound, just cannot shut up at the least opportune times.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
And is there anything better than a good bluetick coonhound?
—Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 4 Nov. 2020
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1919, in the meaning defined above
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coonhound
noun
coon·hound
ˈkün-ˌhau̇nd
: a sporting dog trained to hunt raccoons
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