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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)
     See {Greyhound}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]

















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