heckhound

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English

Etymology

From heck +‎ hound.

Noun

heckhound (plural heckhounds)

  1. (humorous, euphemistic) Rare form of hellhound.
    • 2001, Jim Butcher, Grave Peril, page 35:
      "Holy shit," I breathed. "Hellhounds." / "Harry," Michael said sternly. "You know I hate it when you swear." / "You're right. Sorry. Holy shit," I breathed, "heckhounds."
    • 2008, Dale E. Basye, chapter 13, in Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go:
      One smell in particular sliced through the blend of pungent ammonia and decay: the biting musk of a particular three-headed heckhound.
    • 2011, Jack Culbertson, The Pyro Chronicles, page 110:
      "Anyway, so today we're going to learn about the nature of a heckhound..."