Definition of hoarhound Hoarhound
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What does hoarhound mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hoarhound (n.)
Same as Horehound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hoarhound
Horehound, hōr′hownd, n. a plant of a whitish or downy appearance, used as a tonic. [M. E. horehune—A.S. hárhúne, from hár, hoar or white, and húne (acc. to Skeat, meaning 'strong-scented'); cf. L. cunila, Gr. konilē, wild marjoram.]
