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houndy en · ADJ

Etymology

From hound + -y.

Meanings

1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.
   • Indeed, there was a time when the question was debated whether the Airedale should not be grouped with the hound, and in the earlier days of his development he certainly had a very decidedly houndy look, as well as a houndy weight, […] 1904, Herbert Compton, The Twentieth Century Dog:
   • […] “houndy” dogs, Mont still was not pleased with the dogs and gave five of them to the Reece brothers, Brice and Mark, who lived near Sunburst on the Pigeon River, south of Plott Valley. 2007, Bob Plott, The Story of the Plott Hound:
   • The brothers were of opposite types, one inclined to be heavy-boned and houndy, the other somewhat elegant, arch-loined, and light; the same variation occurred in the two bitches: all four were prize-winners. In due course I sold them. 1906, William Arkwright, The pointer and his predecessors:

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