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hound dog

[hound dawg, dog] / ˈhaʊnd ˌdɔg, ˌdɒg /


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Last summer I found a criminally cute hound dog who checked at least one of the boxes.

From Los Angeles Times

Steve is the sensible, sensitive mate who evens us out as opposed to the kicked hound dog who waits by the door for his mistress.

From Salon

“I have seen all breeds out on the trail, from Siberian Huskies, Labradors, hound dogs, to small lap dogs and everything in between.”

From Seattle Times

I imagined needing a pickup to handle dirt roads and haul lumber, getting a big hound dog and taking up fly-fishing.

From Los Angeles Times

They milled around in there like a pack of hound dogs kept in a corn crib, all crowded together and noisy.

From Literature