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Meaning of "draghound" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAGHOUND

draghound  [ˈdræɡˌhaʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAGHOUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Draghound is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAGHOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of draghound in the English dictionary

The definition of draghound in the dictionary is a hound used to follow an artificial trail of scent in a drag hunt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAGHOUND


bloodhound
ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd
boarhound
ˈbɔːˌhaʊnd
chowhound
ˈtʃaʊˌhaʊnd
coonhound
ˈkuːnˌhaʊnd
deerhound
ˈdɪəˌhaʊnd
elkhound
ˈɛlkˌhaʊnd
foxhound
ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd
gazehound
ˈɡeɪzˌhaʊnd
gorehound
ˈɡɔːˌhaʊnd
grewhound
ˈɡruːˌhaʊnd
greyhound
ˈɡreɪˌhaʊnd
hellhound
ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd
hoarhound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
horehound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
nursehound
ˈnɜːsˌhaʊnd
rockhound
ˈrɒkˌhaʊnd
seahound
ˈsiːˌhaʊnd
sleuthhound
ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd
staghound
ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd
wolfhound
ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAGHOUND

drag up
dragged
dragger
draggier
draggiest
dragging
draggingly
draggle
draggletailed
draggy
dragline
dragline crane
dragline excavator
dragnet
dragoman
dragomen
dragon
dragon fruit
dragon light
dragon market

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAGHOUND

Afghan hound
basset hound
black horehound
buckhound
gazelle hound
hound
Ibizan hound
Irish wolfhound
Italian greyhound
Mahound
newshound
Norwegian elkhound
ocean greyhound
otter hound
Persian greyhound
Pharaoh hound
Russian wolfhound
smooth hound
to the ground
water horehound
white horehound

Synonyms and antonyms of draghound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «draghound» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAGHOUND

Find out the translation of draghound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of draghound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «draghound» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

draghound
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

draghound
570 millions of speakers

English

draghound
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

draghound
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

draghound
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

draghound
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

draghound
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

draghound
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

draghound
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Draghound
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

draghound
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

draghound
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

draghound
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Draghound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

draghound
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

draghound
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॅगound
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

av köpeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

draghound
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

draghound
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

draghound
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

draghound
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

draghound
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draghound
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

draghound
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

draghound
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of draghound

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGHOUND»

The term «draghound» is used very little and occupies the 168.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGHOUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about draghound

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAGHOUND»

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RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF FOR 1862.
Memo, by Stockwell, 3 yrs, 7st51b - J. Snowden 1 Eheu, 4 yre, 8st 31b - - G. Fordham t Antwerp, 3 yrs, 7st 81b - - Bottom f Draghound,2 yrB, 5st 101b - - Midgley t Reporter, 2 yrs, 5st 121b - - J. Daley 0 Montebello, 2 yrs, 5st 121b - - Parsons 0 ...
2
the racing calendar, for the year 1862
Ld St Vincent's Draghound, 3 yrs, 6st - Wheatley - Mr Sutton's Attaman, 3 yrs, 5st 131b - J. Plumb - 5 to 2 agst Dusk, 11 to 2 agst West End, 6 to 1 agst Attaman, 7 to 1 agst Draghound, 10 to 1 agst Carac- tacus, 15 to 1 agst Moorcock, 100 to 6 ...
c. j., and e. weatherby, 1862
3
The General Stud Book: Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses ...
... by Marquis - 406 bv Harbinger - 451 by The Trapper - 451 by Woodpigeon - 93 1 )ovedale,by Colsterdalc 295 Dover '- - 183 Dove's Wing - 94 Down with the Dust 405-412 Dowry - - 456 Draco - ' - 262 Draff - - - 255 Draghound - - 154 Drake ...
4
The New Book of the Horse
... time in the United Kingdom 2o8 foxhound packs, of which 173 are English, 24 Irish, and 11 Scottish; 13o harrier packs, of which 89 are English and 41 Irish ; 19 staghound packs, of which 16 are English and 3 Irish, and 13 draghound packs, ...
Charles Richardson, 1911
5
The Strand Magazine
A draghound will follow aniseed from here to John 0' Groat's, and our friend Armstrong would have to drive through the Cam before he would shake Pompey off his trail. Oh, the cunning rascal! This is how he gave me the slip the other night .
George Newnes, 1904
6
Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes
In the recent draghound race at Bracknell the hounds wore ribbons or collars of different colours, so that the packs should be distinguished. History repeats itself, for Sir John Arnott adopted the same course forty-three years ago. To ensure a ...
7
Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
In the recent draghound race at Bracknell the hounds wore ribbons or collars of diflerent colours, so that the packs should be distinguished. History repeats itself, for Sir John Arnott adopted the same course forty-three years ago. To ensure a ...
8
The Complete Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes
A draghound will followaniseed from heretoJohn o' Groat's, and our friend, Armstrong, would have to drive throughtheCam before he wouldshake Pompey off histrail. Oh, the cunningrascal!Thisis how he gave me the slip theother night.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1988
9
The General Stud Book, Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, ...
46 — (dam, Bay Mid- Do it again - - 92 Draco - - 265 dleton - - 88 Dollond - - 455 Drag, The - - 369 Diamond - - 118 Dolly - - 255 Draghound - - 450 Diana - 391- 400 Dolo - - - 454 Drake - - 296 —— by Bantam - 395 Don, by The Cossack 18 ...
10
The Hunts of the United States and Canada: Their Masters, ...
Consequently, Mr. Mandell, claiming the requirements of a draghound to be materially different from those of a hound engaged in the pursuit of the fox, bred along lines which he conceded were unorthodox, but which he believed would give ...
Higginson, A. Henry (Alexander Henry), Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain, 1908

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAGHOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term draghound is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sophie Mathew's team chasing blog: Riding on the Burghley turf
So when the local draghound announced a Sunday meet at Burghley Park, Kerrie and I jumped at the opportunity. Wow, what fun we had! «Horse & Hound, Mar 15»

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