Recent Examples on the WebIn 2008, a study of thoroughbreds, greyhounds and Olympic athletes, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology concluded that there is a physical limit to how fast any animal can run – including humans – and that thoroughbreds may have reached that limit.—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 June 2024 Greyhound Welfare is an organization that gets notified when the greyhounds retire from racing.—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2023 The regulatory bloodhounds will have to run very fast to keep up with the entrepreneurial greyhounds.—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 What could this mean for the relentless forward marching greyhound race of time itself?—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greyhound
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English grehound, from Old English grīghund, from grīg- (akin to Old Norse grey bitch) + hund hound
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of greyhound was
before the 12th century
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