Ibizan hound

noun

Ibi·​zan hound i-ˈbē-zən- How to pronounce Ibizan hound (audio)
-thən-
: any of a breed of slender medium-sized hunting dogs developed in the Balearic Islands with a short and smooth or a wirehaired coat

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Vito beat a Welsh terrier, a giant schnauzer, a Clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound to earn the top spot. Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 Other finalists included a giant schnauzer, a Clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound. Simmone Shah, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024 Hound: The Zit, an Ibizan hound from Spring Hill, Florida. Analis Bailey, Axios, 28 Nov. 2024 There was the bloodhound that bowed deeply before a judge, the shiba inu shown by a 10-year-old handler, and the Ibizan hound that breeder, owner and handler Alexandria Mitchell led to a strong showing. Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 9 May 2023 The Wyndham Lewis head and the Ibizan hound body. Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2022 The following day, the artist, dressed in a camouflage hunting jacket and cap, led his visitor through a capacious new studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, his large Ibizan hound vying for attention. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Ibiza Island

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Ibizan hound was in 1960

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“Ibizan hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ibizan%20hound. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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