"heckhound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heckhounds [plural]
Etymology: heck + hound Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heck|hound}} heck + hound Head templates: {{en-noun}} heckhound (plural heckhounds)
  1. (humorous, euphemistic) Rare form of hellhound. Tags: euphemistic, form-of, humorous, rare Form of: hellhound
    Sense id: en-heckhound-en-noun-ff8AVI4k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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