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gaze⋅hound

[geyz-hound]
–noun
one of any of several breeds of hounds, as the Afghan, borzoi, greyhound, Saluki, or whippet, that hunts by sighting the game rather than by scent.
Also called sighthound.


Origin:
1560–70; gaze + hound 1
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gaze·hound   (gāz'hound')   
n.  A dog, such as the Afghan hound or the greyhound, that hunts its prey by sight rather than by scent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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