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boar⋅hound

  [bawr-hound, bohr-]
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–noun
any of various large dogs, esp. a Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars.
Origin:
1880–85; boar + hound 1
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boar·hound   (bôr'hound', bōr'-)   
n.  A large dog, such as the Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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