boarhound

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noun

A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

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Great Dane
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Meanings

boarhound1

nounboarhound (plural boarhounds)

plural boarhounds

  1. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

Boarhound2

nounBoarhound (plural Boarhounds)

plural Boarhounds

  1. Synonym of Great Dane.

    Synonyms: Great Dane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Great Dane.

Similar
Great Dane
Also see
great dane

Origin

From boar + hound.

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Translations

Dutch velter
  • velterlarge dog bred to hunt boars
Finnish villisikakoira
  • villisikakoiralarge dog bred to hunt boars
French vautre
  • vautrelarge dog bred to hunt boars
German Dogge
  • Doggelarge dog bred to hunt boars
Irish torc-chú
  • torc-chúlarge dog bred to hunt boars
Italian veltro
  • veltrolarge dog bred to hunt boars
Lithuanian dogas
  • dogaslarge dog bred to hunt boars
Polish dog niemiecki
  • dog niemieckilarge dog bred to hunt boars
Cite this entry
APA

boarhound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarhound

MLA

“boarhound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarhound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boarhound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarhound.

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