Etymology

swinehound

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Today it means: Synonym of pig dog (“dog bred to hunt wild or feral pigs”). Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Schweinehund
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The story

  1. German · calque ofSchweinehund
  2. English todayswinehound

From swine + hound, a direct calque of German Schweinehund.

Words from the same roots

GermanSchweinehund all →

pig dog

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. Synonym of pig dog (“dog bred to hunt wild or feral pigs”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.