boarhound

boar·hound

[bawr-hound, bohr-]
noun
any of various large dogs, especially a Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars.

Origin:
1880–85; boar + hound1

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boarhound

noun
large hound used in hunting wild boars 
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