coondog
/ˈkuːnˌdɔɡ/
noun
- A dog trained to hunt raccoons.
- At night, you could hear the coondog baying in the woods.
- He raised a coondog from a puppy and taught it to track raccoons.
- The hunter's coondog treed a raccoon in the old oak.
- A type of hound dog, especially one bred for raccoon hunting, such as a Treeing Walker Coonhound or Black and Tan Coonhound.
- Many coondogs are friendly family pets as well as skilled hunters.
- The coondog has a loud, distinctive bark that carries through the forest.
- She adopted a coondog from the shelter, not realizing it would need so much exercise.
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