coach-dog
coach-dog is the alternative form of coachdog.
Meaning of coachdog
Noun
coachdog (plural coachdogs)
- A dog trained to accompany carriages.
- Dog No. 1 was then confined in a comfortable kennel, while No. 2 had to run after the doctor's coach, not at a breathless rate of speed, but at a fair, brisk trot, for two hours and a half. As soon as they got home, the coach-dog and his comrade were slain and dissected: the kennel-dog had...1881 February, Felix Leopold Oswald, “Physical Education”, in Popular Science Monthly
- The Dalmatian (often used as a coach dog).
- Synonyms:
- carriage dog
Forms of coach-dog
| plural | coach-dogs |
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Questions about coach-dog
- What is coach-dog the alternative form of?
- Coach-dog is the alternative form of coachdog.
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