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coachdogs

coachdogs is the plural of coachdog.

Meaning of coachdog

Noun

coachdog (plural coachdogs)

  1. (historical) 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
  2. (dated) The Dalmatian (often used as a coach dog).
    Synonyms:
    carriage dog

Questions about coachdogs

What is coachdogs the plural of?
Coachdogs is the plural of coachdog.

Words near coachdogs in the dictionary

  1. coachbuilder
  2. coachbuilders
  3. coachbuilding
  4. coachbuilt
  5. coachdog
  6. coachdogs
  7. coached
  8. coached up
  9. coachee
  10. coachees
  11. Coachella

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