borzoi

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The machine went at the grass like a bulldog attacking a borzoi: it bit, chewed, held on.

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  1. noun Any of a breed of tall, slender dogs having a narrow, pointed head and a silky, predominantly white coat, originally developed in Russia for hunting wolves. Also called Russian wolfhound.

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  • The machine went at the grass like a bulldog attacking a borzoi: it bit, chewed, held on. —  Greener Than You Think
  • "Karay, here!" he shouted, answering "Uncle's" remark by this call to his borzoi. —  War and Peace
  • "Back!" cried Simon to a borzoi that was pushing forward out of the wood. —  War and Peace
  • "Karay, ulyulyu! ..." he shouted, looking round for the old borzoi who was now his only hope. —  War and Peace
  • "Or being upset because someone else's borzoi and not mine catches something. —  War and Peace
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  1. From Russian borzoĭ, swift, variant of borzyĭ.
 

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