borzoi

borzoi [bawr-zoi] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural bor·zois.

1. any of a breed of tall, slender dogs having long, silky hair, raised originally in Russia for hunting wolves.

Origin of borzoi 1885–90; Russian borzóǐ orig., swift, fast; cognate with Czech brzý, Serbo-Croatian br̂z swift, Polish bardzo veryAlso called Russian wolfhound. Examples from the Web for borzoi Historical Examples of borzoi

Borzoi Books are good books and there is one for every taste worthy of the name.

Crimes of Charity

Konrad Bercovici

A curve downwards (as in the Borzoi) should be an absolute disqualification.

A Manual of Toy Dogs

Mrs. Leslie Williams

I was so like a slim young Borzoi yapping at the nose of a bloodhound.

The Brightener

C. N. Williamson

“Borzoi” stands for the best in literature in all its branches—drama and fiction, poetry and art.

Crimes of Charity

Konrad Bercovici

But the quickness of the wolf’s lope and the borzoi’s slower pace made it plain that Karay had miscalculated.

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for borzoi borzoi noun plural -zois

1. a tall graceful fast-moving breed of dog with a long silky coat, originally used in Russia for hunting wolvesAlso called: Russian wolfhound

Word Origin for borzoi C19: from Russian borzoi, literally: swift; related to Old Slavonic brǔzǔ swift Word Origin and History for borzoi n.

Russian wolfhound, 1887, from Russian borzoy, literally “swift, quick” (cf. Czech brzy, Serbo-Croatian brzo “quickly,” Lithuanian bruzdeti “to hurry”).