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grey·hound
/ˈgreˌhaʊnd/
灰狗,快速船
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Grey·hound
n.
1.
A
slender
,
graceful
breed
of
dogs
,
remarkable
for
keen
sight
and
swiftness
.
It
is
one
of
the
oldest
varieties
known
,
and
is
figured
on
the
Egyptian
monuments
. [
Written
also
grayhound
.]
2.
A
swift
steamer
,
esp
.
an
ocean
steamer
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
greyhound
n
:
a
tall
slender
dog
of
an
ancient
breed
noted
for
swiftness
and
keen
sight
;
used
as
a
racing
dog
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Greyhound
(
Prov
. 30:31),
the
rendering
of
the
Hebrew
_zarzir mothnayim_,
meaning
literally
"
girded
as
to
the
lions
."
Some
(
Gesen
.; R.V.
marg
.)
render
it
"
war-horse
."
The
LXX
.
and
Vulgate
versions
render
it
"
cock
."
It
has
been
by
some
interpreters
rendered
also
"
stag
"
and
"
warrior
,"
as
being
girded
about
or
panoplied
,
and
"
wrestler
."
The
greyhound
,
however
,
was
evidently
known
in
ancient
times
,
as
appears
from
Egyptian
monuments
.
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