"covert hound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covert hounds [plural]
Etymology: From covert (“brush, undergrowth”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} covert hound (plural covert hounds)
  1. a staghound or buckhound, a dog for coursing deer, particularly the Welsh gellgi breed ancestral to the Welsh Sheepdog and Australian Shepherd Categories (lifeform): Hunting dogs Synonyms: covert-hound, coverthound
    Sense id: en-covert_hound-en-noun-lwwChpuv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "text": "In the Welsh laws of Howel Dda (who died 948), the King's buckhound or covert-hound is valued at a pound. — William Drury, British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation (1903)"
        }
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      "id": "en-covert_hound-en-noun-lwwChpuv",
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        [
          "buckhound",
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        ],
        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ],
        [
          "coursing",
          "coursing"
        ],
        [
          "deer",
          "deer"
        ],
        [
          "gellgi",
          "gellgi"
        ],
        [
          "Welsh Sheepdog",
          "Welsh Sheepdog"
        ],
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          "Australian Shepherd",
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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