Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Griffon
Grif′fon (grĭf′fŏn), n. [F.] One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunt game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin.