A dog bred or trained for hunting deer, such as a hound or pointer.
From 'deer' + 'dog' (Old English 'docga'). Simple compound tracking the dog's primary purpose, found in hunting literature from medieval times onward.
Deerdogs were so prized in medieval Europe that stealing one could get you hanged—they represented major investments in hunting capability and status.
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