Hound dog
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
WiktionaryText
Noun
- any hound, especially the bloodhound.
- 1953/6: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog (song made famous by Elvis Presley with these revised words in 1956) - You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, Cryin’ all the time. Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit And you ain’t no friend of mine.
Dictionary notes
- There are no entries in the American Heritage Dictionary, Collins Word Exchange, Merriam-Webster Online or MSN Encarta Dictionary for this word.