jachthond

Definitions of jachthond
  1. noun
    a dog used in hunting game
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    dashond, taks, teckel
    small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
    kadaster, terriër
    any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
    brak
    smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
    brak
    a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
    speurhond
    a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
    hazewind, hazewindhond, windhond
    a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
    bul-terriër, bullterriër
    a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
    fox-terriër
    small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
    airedale terriër
    breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
    aanwijsstok
    a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
    spelbepaler, spelmaker, spelverdeler, spielmacher
    a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
    spaniël
    any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
    griffon
    breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
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    hond, joekel
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
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