swinehound

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From swine +‎ hound, a direct calque of German Schweinehund.

Noun

swinehound (plural swinehounds)

  1. Synonym of pig dog (“dog bred to hunt wild or feral pigs”). [19th c.]
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