deerhound means a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer + hound.
noun
- a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer