Wolfhound

Definition

wolfhound /'wƱlfhaƱnd/ n ဝံပုေလြလိုက္ ေခြးႀကီး။ an Irish wolfhound.

Examples

1. ‘The door was closed
2. so the wolfhounds would not even see him
3. and the room that he had happened to break into was a full pantry!’
4. ‘The Celtic revival in the world of arts and crafts meant an abundance of round towers
5. shamrocks and wolfhounds
6. all of which graced the postcards.’
7. ‘Being a man of little culture myself
8. I was always of the impression that the dreaded Alsations
9. beast requiring the utmost caution
10. were descendants of the infamous wolfhound and came from somewhere near Alsace.’
11. ‘It's nicely done up with antique nicknacks but most times everyone is gathered in a rather chaotic kitchen
12. where you might get a bite to eat - if the wolfhound doesn't grab it off the table first.’
13. ‘Indeed a wolfhound bred by Fr. Kennedy in Rosenallis found its home with the Kennedys in the Whitehouse.’
14. ‘Melvin Wilcox also denied the allegations and described one of his wolfhounds as ‘docile’ and a ‘pussycat’.’
15. ‘One of them
16. Mingan
17. even has a wolfhound that follows him around everywhere and warns him when danger's near.’
18. ‘He also enraged the Marquise by referring to her as Petticoat III (Petticoats I and II being Maria-Theresa and the Empress Elizabeth of Russia) and by calling the wolfhound who slept in his bed his Pompadour.’
19. ‘He turned around and headed to a small courtyard where a young man sat
20. brushing a wolfhound.’
21. ‘Henry VII had a Welsh dragon and a wolfhound on his heraldic insignia.’
22. ‘The wolfhound began wagging his tail and barked at her
23. as if to say hello.’
24. ‘She could feel the words inside of her
25. leaping to get out like wolfhounds tug at their leashes when they smell prey.’
26. ‘The English hounds
27. bred in royal courts during the 15th and 16th century
28. were high-legged
29. strong animals probably originating from the crossing of English mastiffs with Irish greyhounds and wolfhounds.’
30. ‘They neither of them moved as the outline of a young man moved in and out of focus
31. lovingly petting the bronze wolfhound.’
32. ‘As he made his way to the back door of the rich man's house
33. he thought briefly of the wolfhounds that the now middle-aged bachelor had owned.’
34. ‘Each man had an animal of some sort close to him; one had a hawk
35. another a wolfhound.’
36. ‘According to police
37. the little girl was playing a few steps behind her father when she was set upon by two wolfhounds.’
38. ‘Among her most talented contemporaries
39. Philpot can seem like a wolfhound among housecats: she wants lines and poems as urgent and as resistant to intellect as her favored subjects
40. and at her best she gets them.’
41. ‘The current ‘dogmobile’ for Denise's two wolfhounds and one lurcher is an ageing Peugeot 806.’
42. ‘Chulrua translates from the Irish as ‘red back
43. ’ and was the name and distinguishing feature of the favourite wolfhound belonging to ancient Irish hero Fionn MacCumhaill.’