Definition of Afghan hound

1. Noun. Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East.

Exact synonyms: Afghan
Generic synonyms: Hound, Hound Dog

Definition of Afghan hound

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of Afghan Hound) ¹

2. Noun. A sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Afghan Hound

AfPak
Afade
Afars and Issas
Afbachir
Afeefa
Aferdita
Afers
Affade
Affenpinscher
Affenpinschers
Affghanistan
Affirmed
Afghan
Afghan Sign Language
Afghan hound
Afghan hounds
Afghan monetary unit
Afghani
Afghanis
Afghanisation
Afghanistan
Afghanistani
Afghanistanis
Afghanistanism
Afghanization
Afghans
Afipia felis
Aflao
Aflaxen

Literary usage of Afghan hound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sa'-zada Tales by William Alexander Fraser (1905)
""Chita is long of leg and slim of gut—a chaser of Rabbits, and of the build of an Afghan hound. With one crunch of my jaws—Waugh ! ..."

2. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"... five elegant young men, pinstripes, hats and cigars, walked five different pedigree breeds on beads. A champagne-coloured Afghan hound, ..."

3. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"From Sally Godfrey of Eastbrook, Maine, who explains, “We once had a very ladylike afghan hound who had a delicate stomach. ..."

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