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stag⋅hound

[stag-hound]
–noun
a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.

Origin:
1700–10; stag + hound 1
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stag·hound   (stāg'hound')   
n.  Any of several dogs, such as a deerhound, formerly used in hunting stags and other large game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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