Grey'hound, n.

n. [A-S. græg-hund, grēg-hund, grīg-hund; grīg, grēg, or grīg, gray, and hund, hound.] A slender, graceful variety of dog, remarkable for its keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also grayhound.]