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fhada (a greyhound), cu-ghorm (greyhound), cuib, cuibh, cuilean 

 (whelp, freq. "dog"), cuilebhar, cu-lomna (tied), cu-lorgaidh 

 (beagle), cu-luirge (beagle, bloodhound, gazehound), cu-mara (slow 

 hound, raviger), cu-seilge (hunting), cu-uisge (water retriever) ; 

 Fear-ehu (male), fiadh-chu (wild), fionn-chu, foir, for ; Gadhar, 

 gadhar bior-shuileach (gazehound), gadharan, gaidhrin (spaniel), 

 gaighear, galla (bitch), gaodhar, gaor, gaothar, garrag (a " ruffled " 

 dog, after fighting), gasgan (pup), gasgan-coin (bold), gibne, gibne- 

 gortach, gibne-praiseach, gioric, grech, gregh, gru (greyhound) ; 

 lobhlair, iolair (beagle); Leth-chu (lurcher, mongrel), lioncaise 

 (spaniel), lodhainn, lothainn, lothainn-choin (pack), lorgair, lorgan 

 (slowhound), lothair, luan ; Mada, madadh (madra, madradh, Ir.), 

 maduidh, maistidh, maistic (mastiff), measan, measchu (lapdog), 

 mial-chu (greyhound) ; Nasc, nasg, nasg-chu (chained) ; Oirc, 

 oircne, ore (lap-dog), ormchre (boarhound) ; Rache (scent-hound), 

 ratche, rotch (bitch) ; Sabhairle, sabhairlean, sabhan (mastiff), 

 sagh, saghain, saigh, saith, samhan (bitch-pup), sglamhach (greedy, 

 voracious), sgonn-chu, sogh, sogh-chu, soich, soide-glaisse (grey- 

 hound, Ir. Rev. Celt.), soigh (bitch) ; Tolair (foxhound). 



The following is by no means a complete list of English names 

 for dogs, but given to show some of the varieties • — 



Bandog (chained), band-dog (Shakesp.), batch, beagle, beamer, 

 bicche, bick, bitch, bloodhound, boarhound, braache, brach, 

 brache, brachell, brath, brathey, brattch, byche ; Caball, cap 

 (shepherd's), champer (hound), collie (shepherd's), cruchie 

 (shepherd's), cub, cur ; Dash-hound ; Errye (cur) ; Feck (pointer, 

 foxhound), etc. ; Gazehound, glenwherry coley (Ir.), gowler, greu, 

 grew, grewan, grewand, grewant, grew-hund, grewin, grey, grey- 

 hound, grewnd, grewnt, grig, groond, groun (cur), gro-und, gru, 

 gruan, gruant, gruap, grue, grue-hound, gru-und ; Haanyal, haniel, 

 hanniel, hanvel, hanziel (greedy), harehound, harrier, hiskie, 

 hokner, honde, hound, hund, hundas (hounds), hunn, hwonde ; 

 Kenet, kennet, keout (North) ; Long-dog (greyhound), lovel, 

 (Outram), lurcher, lym, lyme (bloodhound) ; Maskis, mastiche, 

 mastiff, mastig (North), mastis, messan, messane, messen, messet, 

 messin, messit, messon, messoun, mongrel, moon-bayer, mooner, 

 muggletony (mongrel); Orri (cur), otter-hound, ouf-dog ; Penny- 

 dog (good follower), pitcher (fierce, Yorksh.), pug, pug-dog, pup, 

 puppy ; Rache, ratch, rax, rot-hund (A. S.) ; Shough, sleuth, 

 sleuth-bratch, sleuth-hound, slot-hound, slough-dog, slug-hound, 

 spangel, spaniel, spanycart, spanzelle, splayer (castrated), stoordie ; 

 Tarier (Palsgrave), teaser (hound), terrier, tike, tyk, tyke, tout- 

 tyke (mongrel), trundle-tail (Shakesp.) ; Waupe (turnspit), wolf-dog. 



The etymology of the various names or terms for the canine 

 creation is too extensive a subject to be gone into minutely here, 

 but a few are given. Various etymologies exist, many of which 



