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greyhound

The origin and history of greyhound.

Etymology

From Old English grīghund. Despite appearances, the first part isn't related to the color "grey" — it likely comes from an Old Norse word for a female dog, later reshaped by folk etymology to look like "grey" + "hound."

Origin: Old English

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