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grey·hound (grā′ho̵und′)
noun
any of a breed of tall, slender, swift dog with a long, narrow head and a short, smooth coat, formerly much used in coursing and now very popular as a racing dog
Etymology: ME grehounde < OE grighund, *grieghund, akin to ON greyhundr < *grieg, bitch, coward (prob. < IE *gherēu- < base *ĝher-, to shine > gray) + hund, dog, hound
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