wolfhound
noun
wolf·hound
ˈwu̇lf-ˌhau̇nd 
: any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (such as wolves) compare borzoi, Irish wolfhound
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018
The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins.
—Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018
The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins.
—Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
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wolfhound
noun
wolf·hound
ˈwu̇lf-ˌhau̇nd
: any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (as wolves)
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