Etymology

Eurohound

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Today it means: A type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by Alaska sled racing and dog expert Ivana Nolke from Euro- + hound, to distinguish the European racing dogs being imported into Alaska.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.