small variety of staghound (OED)
• (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
small variety of staghound (OED)
Buck'hound` noun A hound for hunting deer. Master of the buckhounds , 
The buckhound is a breed of dog, formerly very common in England but rare since 1900. They were exclusively employed for buck-hunting, and closely resemble the staghound (though smaller). Until 1897 a royal pack was maintained. In 1901 on the recommendation of a select committee to consider the provision to be made for the crown, the mastership of ...
a hound trained to hunt bucks and other game.