Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Norwegian elkhound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat developed in Norway for hunting elk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A breed of
dog fromNorway for huntingelk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
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Examples
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Norwegian elkhound: The owner/handler/breeder of this entry, Eric, is always a bridesmaid at Westminster.
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Best in Hound Group finalists: It looks like we have the beagle, the long-haired dachshund and wire-haired, the Norwegian elkhound, the Rhodesian ridgeback, and the whippet...
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Neither Nola nor the lady with the pet elkhound belong to the Parent Teachers 'Association.
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Neither Nola nor the lady with the pet elkhound belong to the Parent Teachers 'Association.
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If a beagle is crossed with an elkhound and then their offspring are crossed, some of those dogs will suffer from retinal degeneration and some won't.
The Truth About Dogs 1999
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If a beagle is crossed with an elkhound and then their offspring are crossed, some of those dogs will suffer from retinal degeneration and some won't.
The Truth About Dogs 1999
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If a beagle is crossed with an elkhound and then their offspring are crossed, some of those dogs will suffer from retinal degeneration and some won't.
The Truth About Dogs 1999
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Most important was that she escaped with her Norwegian elkhound, Haaken.
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Barron, a stag red miniature pincher, was an early favorite pitted against prettier pooches, Rascal, part Norwegian elkhound, and Buddy, an Australian shepherd.
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i have a keeshond, an american eskimo, and a norwegian elkhound. moose dog. that is right.yappy. big baby.
vampishone Diary Entry vampishone 2004
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