American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. Any of a breed of tall, slender dogs having a
narrow, pointed head and a silky, predominantly white coat,
originally developed in Russia for hunting wolves. Also called
Russian wolfhound. - n. A breed of dog also knows as the Russian
Wolfhound. GNU Webster's 1913 - n. tall, slender fast-moving dog
breed; called also - n. tall fast-moving dog breed - From
Russian борзой (borzój), from борзый ("swift"). (Wiktionary) -
From Russian borzoĭ, swift, variant of borzyĭ. (American
Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
“Running over a borzoi with my Volkswagen would not have
prepared me for helping a veterinarian treat a dog who ran into
traffic.” “So next morning I am in wet Carmarthen High Street,
awaiting sight of a black borzoi nose held low.” “Every breed of
dog, from dachshund to Dalmatian, from boxer to borzoi, from
poodle to Pekinese, from Great Dane to chihuahua, has been
carved, chiselled, kneaded, moulded, not