Greyhound : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Greyhound	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Greyhound
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greyhound n a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund, grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS. gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.] A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also {grayhound}.]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Greyhound (Prov. 30:31), the rendering of the Hebrew _zarzir mothnayim_, meaning literally "girded as to the lions." Some (Gesen.; R.V. marg.) render it "war-horse." The LXX. and Vulgate versions render it "cock." It has been by some interpreters rendered also "stag" and "warrior," as being girded about or panoplied, and "wrestler." The greyhound, however, was evidently known in ancient times, as appears from Egyptian monuments.