a hound, smaller than a staghound, used for hunting the smaller breeds of deer, esp fallow deer
buckhound in American English
(ˈbʌkˌhaund)
noun
a hound trained to hunt bucks and other game
Word origin
[1520–30; buck1 + hound1]This word is first recorded in the period 1520–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: junior, monkey, ribbon, suspension, trial