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sight⋅hound

[sahyt-hound]
–noun
gazehound.

Origin:
sight + hound 1

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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