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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grew-hound, -hund, n. Also: greuhound, grwhund. [ME. grewhounde (a 1400), var. of ME. greund, grehund, greyhound.] A greyhound. (See also Grew-.)(a) 14.. Acts I. 326/2.
Gif a greuhund be fundyn rynnande in the forest c1420 Wynt. vi. 1860.
In till a leysh [he] had grewhundys twa 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 44.
To ane passande … to fech a grew hund to the king 1479 Acta Conc. 36/1.
A grewhund quhilk he wrangwisly tuke … of the said Thomas a1500 Henr. Fab. 900 (B).
The gay grwhund, the sleuthhund furth can slyd a1568 Bann. MS. 156 a/35.
Twa leisch of grew hundis I saw alswa 1596 Dalr. I. 7/25.
With sluthehundes … and with swofte dogs called grewhundes(b) a1500 Seven S. 429; Ib. 436, 445, etc.
A grewhound … That oft at hunting wele had prufit 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxxi.
Out of Garloll … come ane terrible beist, als mekil as ane grewhound 1535 Stewart 16838.
With gay grew houndis for the fallow deir 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1917; Ib. 10301, etc.
The grewhound … Faynt and foirfocht, come fawnand to his feit 1591-2 Rob Stene ii.
The grewhyq. hound, swift and lenȝie, The sarest bytar of that menȝie 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 650.
Schoe … saw thair first a grewhound 1696 Foulis Acc. Bk. 194.
To a lad brought a grewhoundattrib. 1684 Urie Baron Ct. 98.
The saids Hugh [etc.] acknowledged having off gunnes and grewhound dogs