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noun
Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hound, hound dog
Narrower terms: coondog, black-and-tan coonhound
History
From coon + hound.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
