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hound dog

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


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Stacey lives in Brooklyn with her husband and hound dog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

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 ● Jul. 23, 2023

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 ● Feb. 2, 2023

Somebody who ain't nothin' but a hound dog has made off with an Elvis Presley bust from a Central Illinois saloon.

From Fox News ● Oct. 28, 2021

In every way that he could, Rowdy was showing those monkeys that he was the friendliest hound dog in the world.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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