if theres no such thing as a minshaw whin,,,, why do you continuly use the prefix,, "tor of dartmoor"
you could say the same for merlin,eve,, hancock,,tumbler,,norfolk,,poachers pocket,,ardniglass deerhound ,,,
the list is endless,,, lads have always given names to types or strains,, its just human nature, wrightly or wrongley.
in answer to the young fella's question,,, no body realy knows,, dont think minshaw himself knows, all he did was mate a good lurcher to another good lurcher,, there is talk of hound being in there ,, either fell/fox or trail hound , proberbly a good dash of