Catahoula hog dog

noun

Cat·​a·​hou·​la hog dog

¦katə¦hülə-

: a large vigorous speckled houndlike dog of the southern U.S. used in hunting and in herding wild hogs

Word History

Etymology

from Catahoula, parish in Louisiana

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