GREYHOUND


Meaning of GREYHOUND in English

n.1 a dog of a tall slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used in racing and coursing.

2 this breed.

Etymology: OE grighund f. grieg bitch (unrecorded: cf. ON grey) + hund dog, rel. to HOUND

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.