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bringsel

bringsel noun: a stick attached to the collar of a dog sent out to search for a missing person. On returning, the dog holds the stick in its mouth to indicate that it has found the person.

Noun

bringsel (plural bringsels)

  1. A stick attached to the collar of a dog sent out to search for a missing person. On returning, the dog holds the stick in its mouth to indicate that it has found the person.
    • When the dog reaches the victim, it picks up the bringsel by itself and carries it to the handler […]2014, Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak, K9 Search and Rescue: A Manual for Training the Natural Way, page 100

Forms of bringsel

pluralbringsels

Questions about bringsel

What does bringsel mean?
Bringsel means a stick attached to the collar of a dog sent out to search for a missing person. On returning, the dog holds the stick in its mouth to indicate that it has found the person.
What part of speech is bringsel?
Bringsel is a noun.
What is the plural of bringsel?
The plural of bringsel is bringsels.

Words near bringsel in the dictionary

  1. brings up short
  2. brings up the rear
  3. brings up to
  4. brings upon
  5. brings with
  6. bringsel
  7. bringsels
  8. bringup
  9. brinicle
  10. brinicles
  11. brinie

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