An American breed of large, athletic hound whose coat is mottled grey and white, with some black patches and a largely black head; a dog of this breed.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Hunter–Trader–Trapper.
Definition of blue-tick coonhound in US English:
blue-tick coonhound
(also blue-tick hound)
noun
An American breed of large, athletic hound whose coat is mottled grey and white, with some black patches and a largely black head; a dog of this breed.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Hunter–Trader–Trapper.