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Any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons
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coonhound
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Not to be confused with the raccoon dog . A Coonhound is a type of scent hound and a member of the hound group. Coonhounds are an American style of hunting dog developed for the quarry and working conditions found in the United States. There are six distinct ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context countable English) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons. n. (context countable English) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
coonhound \coon"hound`\ n. any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons.
Usage examples of coonhound.
As Travis pulled the Hummer in beside the rusting hulk of a pickup truck, a dog I later learned was a black-and-tan coonhound lifted his head and bounded down the steps.
In the middle of every dirt road sleeps some kind of mongrel coonhound, panting in the sun, its dripping tongue hanging out.
White House, it got more protection than a twenty-year-old coonhound with bad breath and a kerosene ass.
The coonhound, on the other hand, was banging the back door with his tail, unable to wait one more minute to get inside and sniff Tony from head to toe.
I was determined to get to the bottom of this and, like an Arkansas Coonhound, was not one to be shaken off a trail easily.
At the back door, the coonhound was baying for entry and a shot at sniffing Tony all over.
These were hounds, he'd explained, a blue-tick hound and a black-and-tan coonhound.