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catch-dog

catch-dog noun: a hunting dog, especially in boar-hunting, trained to latch onto the quarry.

Noun

catch-dog (plural catch-dogs)

  1. (US) A hunting dog, especially in boar-hunting, trained to latch onto the quarry.

Forms of catch-dog

pluralcatch-dogs

Questions about catch-dog

What does catch-dog mean?
Catch-dog means a hunting dog, especially in boar-hunting, trained to latch onto the quarry.
What part of speech is catch-dog?
Catch-dog is a noun.
What is the plural of catch-dog?
The plural of catch-dog is catch-dogs.

Words near catch-dog in the dictionary

  1. catch-basin
  2. catch-basins
  3. catch-breath
  4. catch-breaths
  5. catch-coldy
  6. catch-dog
  7. catch-meadow
  8. catch-meadows
  9. catch-phrase
  10. catch-phrases
  11. catch-pole

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