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dog towns

dog towns is the plural of dog town.

Meaning of dog town

Noun

dog town (plural dog towns)

  1. A community of prairie dogs.
    • This ferret feeds on prairie dogs and lives in their abandoned burrows; although it will feed on other small prey, it never thrives away from the dogtowns.2004, Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, Kenn Kaufmann, Mammals of North America, page 118
  2. (colloquial) A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of general success.
    • He's rehearsing his first-born for a dog-town opening next week.1917, W. J. Thorold, Arthur Hornblow, Perriton Maxwell, Theatre Magazine, volume 25, page 42

Questions about dog towns

What is dog towns the plural of?
Dog towns is the plural of dog town.

Words near dog towns in the dictionary

  1. dog that caught the car
  2. dog tired
  3. dog tooth
  4. dog tooths
  5. dog town
  6. dog towns
  7. dog trick
  8. dog tricks
  9. dog tucker
  10. dog violet
  11. dog violets

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