'Grayhound' definitions:
Definition of 'Grayhound'
From: GCIDE
- Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.) See Greyhound. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'grayhound'
From: GCIDE
- Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund, grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS. gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]