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wolfhound

noun

Definition of wolfhound

as in sheepdog

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Recent Examples of wolfhound The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions. — 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 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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Noun

The show follows the titular Shaun, who lives on a quiet British farm with his flock and is constantly trying to add excitement to their quaint lifestyles, often causing trouble for their farmer and the sheepdog Bitzer.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
How do sheepdogs successfully steer small groups of erratic sheep?

— Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 11 June 2026

Definition of sheepdog

Noun

The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Here, visitors can celebrate all forms of this beloved regional ingredient, including cooking demonstrations, sampling local delicacies, and purchasing white truffles directly from the trifulao, or truffle hunters, themselves.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunter

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Also, the Grindr is all guys either dressed up for pup play or wearing ladies’ panties, which is also not my idea of a good time, but slightly better than getting your foot stuck in a wet, mossy hole.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
The pup was one of hundreds of pets and wild animals rescued by volunteers this week during the blaze, which prompted multiple evacuations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.

— Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
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

Definition of coonhound

Noun

That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.

— Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.

— Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025

Definition of wolf dog

Noun

Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.

— Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023

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