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hound dog

[hound 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

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

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2024

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

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

Just then the deep voice of a hound dog rang out over the depot platform.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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