"boarhound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boarhounds [plural]
Etymology: From boar + hound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boar|hound}} boar + hound Head templates: {{en-noun}} boarhound (plural boarhounds)
  1. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars. Categories (lifeform): Working dogs Translations (large dog bred to hunt boars): velter [masculine] (Dutch), villisikakoira (Finnish), vautre [masculine] (French), Dogge [feminine] (German), torc-chú [masculine] (Irish), veltro [masculine] (Italian), dogas [masculine] (Lithuanian), coo muigey [masculine] (Manx), dog niemiecki [masculine] (Polish)

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