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otterhound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ot-ter-hound
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog of a particular breed of scent hound, originating in Britain.

noun

Alternative form of Otterhound.

Etymology

From otter + hound, as once used for hunting otters.

Inflected Forms

Otterhounds (plural) OH (alternative) otter-hound (alternative) otter hound (alternative)

Synonyms

otter dog otter hound

Questions

What does otterhound mean?
A dog of a particular breed of scent hound, originating in Britain.
Where does otterhound come from?
From otter + hound, as once used for hunting otters.

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