Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game;
similar to but larger than a foxhound;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Staghound \Stag"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)
A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag,
the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly
extinct.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
staghound
n 1: a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and
other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound