Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitch hound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: bitch hound
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female hound; a bitch used for hunting; a brach.

Etymology

Compound of bitch (“female dog”) + hound (“hunting dog”).

Inflected Forms

bitch hounds (plural) bitchhound (alternative) bitch-hound (alternative)

Synonyms

brach

Questions

What does bitch hound mean?: A female hound; a bitch used for hunting; a brach.
Where does bitch hound come from?: Compound of bitch (“female dog”) + hound (“hunting dog”).

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