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otterhound

[ ot-er-hound ]

noun

  1. one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, shaggy, oily coat, trained to hunt otter.


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Origin of otterhound1

First recorded in 1600–10; otter + hound 1
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The Develins, both retired from managerial jobs, got their first otterhound years ago after Tom learned that the dogs had a reputation for friendliness.

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And most of us aren’t likely to run into a harrier, a Norwegian Lundehund, an American foxhound or an otterhound any time soon.

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And most of us aren't likely to run into a harrier, a Norwegian Lundehund, an American foxhound or an otterhound any time soon.

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One, an otterhound known to Mr. Buck’s staff as Oliver the Awful, was used for some years to audition prospective employees.

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Portraits by the Victorian artist Edwin Frederick Holt depict an otterhound, Old Thunder, and an Italian greyhound, Fly.

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