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Irish wolfhound

noun

Definition of IRISH WOLFHOUND

:  any of a breed of very tall heavily built hounds having a rough wiry coat
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First Known Use of IRISH WOLFHOUND

1838

Rhymes with IRISH WOLFHOUND

adhesive-bound, cover the ground, down to the ground, English foxhound, into the ground, Long Island Sound, merry-go-round, Port Royal Sound, Queen Charlotte Sound, Russian wolfhound, Scottish deerhound, superabound, thick on the ground, thin on the ground, three-quarter-bound

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