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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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
greyhound
n : a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness
and keen sight; used as a racing dog
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.
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