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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons. countable
2. 2
   any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

doghound

Etymology

From coon + hound.

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