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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A large dog, such as the Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. large hound used in hunting wild boars

Etymologies

  1. boar +‎ hound (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “And then, abruptly, from the boarhound over in the far corner, there came a terrible yelling howl of agony, followed instantly by a sickening, breaking noise, and an immediate silence.”

    Carnacki, the Ghost Finder

  • “The dog was a half-bred boarhound, and a savage brute on her own account.”

    Travels in West Africa

  • “Then his great boarhound bounded up to him, but his caresses were only answered by a violent push.”

    The Violet Fairy Book

  • “Hagrid was standing outside his hut, one hand on the collar of his enormous black boarhound, Fang.”

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • “Fang the boarhound came timidly out from under the table and laid his head on Hagrid's knee.”

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • “He stood in his moleskin overcoat, with Fang the boarhound at his heels, looking impatient to start.”

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • “Hagrid was sitting in his shirtsleeves at his scrubbed wooden table; his boarhound, Fang, had his head in Hagrid's lap.”

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • “Yeh can 'take Dumbledore!" yelled Hagrid, making Fang the boarhound cower and whimper in his basket.”

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • “Harry yelled, diving into the front seat; Ron seized the boarhound around the middle and threw him, yelping, into the back of the car-the doors slammed shut-Ron didn't touch the accelerator but the car didn't need him; the engine roared and they were off, hitting more spiders.”

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • “They found Fang, the boarhound, sitting outside with a bandaged tail when they went to tell Hagrid, who opened a window to talk to them.”

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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