Hellhound


[hel-hound] /ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd/

noun
1.
a mythical watchdog of hell.
2.
a fiendish person.
/ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd/
noun
1.
a hound of hell
2.
a fiend
n.

also hell-hound, “wicked person;” also “Cerberus,” Old English hellehund; see hell + hound.

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