Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Talbot \Tal"bot\, n.
   A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of
   game. [Obs.] --Wase (1654).

   Note: The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot
         family, whence, perhaps, the name.

Source : WordNet®

Talbot
     n : English inventor and pioneer in photography who published
         the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
         [syn: {Fox Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]