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it would appear from this that it was then customary to import from 
Ireland wolf-dogs for the hunting of the wolves in this part of the 
Pyrenees. 
Examining now the word lehrel as to its precise signification, the 
following remarks may not be without interest. The word is so 
closely related to liehre, = Prench lievre, that there would, at first, 
seem to be apparently no doubt as to its signifying the dog with 
which hares are hunted, that is, a greyhound ; and if the more modern 
dictionaries be alone consulted, such will be found given as the mean- 
ing of the word. 
Thus Blanc's Dictionary, Spanish and French (1849), gives for 
lehrel = levrier, which, in Spier's Dictionary, is rendered greyhound, 
harrier, harehound. 
!N"ewman's Dictionary, Spanish and English (1809), gives tor lehrel 
"greyhound" = Canis variegatus. 
The Dictionary of the Eoyal Academy of Spain (1832) gives for 
the words already referred to the following significations : — 
Lehrel. — Perro cuyo cuerpo es delgado y enxuto (thin and lean) 
Su cabaza y piernas largas ; sus ojos grandes ; es muy lijero, y sirve 
para la caza major; como venados, jabalies, osos, &c., = canis lepo- 
rarius. " A dog whose body is thin and lean ; his head and legs long ; 
his eyes large ; is very light of foot, and is used in hunting the larger 
game, such as venison and wild boars, &c., = canis leporariusr 
Eor galgo it gives : — " Perro de suma lijereza," " a dog very liglit 
of foot " = canis g alliens . 
Two proverbs are cited, amongst others : — A la larga el galgo, 
a la liebre mata. En enero ni galgo lebrero, ni halcon perdiguero.'' 
For mastin it gives : — " Perro grande y fornido (a dog big and 
well-built or powerful) = canis pecuarius^ sirve regularmente para 
guardar el ganado." 
Going back, however, to earlier authors, we find H'°. San Joze 
Geral Delpino (1763), Pinedos (1740), and Stevens (London, 1724), 
all three giving for lehrel, An Irish greyhound, though some will 
use it for a common greyhound, which is not proper, these heing called 
galgos " ; while the remarkable (Spanish and Italian) Dictionary of 
Lorenzo Franciosini Fiorentino (Yenice, 1645) gives for lehrel = 
cane da porci, comme quelli che vengon di Francia o d'Inghelterra" 
(a swineherd dog, such as those which come from France or Eng- 
land). 
The Spanish-English Dictionary of Richard Percival (London, 
