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dogships

dogships is the plural of dogship.

Meaning of dogship

Noun (1)

dogship (countable and uncountable, plural dogships)

  1. The character or individuality of a dog.
    • True, Shalto was a remarkable dog, and his master was fully aware of his many excellencies, for after a companionhip of twelve years, Shalto died, leaving so deep an impression behind him that he was celebrated in verse, and his friend would never hazard a second dog. Now this is what I call the...1845, Mrs. E. Oakes Smith, “Doghood”, in The Juvenile Gem For 1846, page 151
  2. A dog, especially when referred to formally.
    • As to that other tolerably large section of irreligionists, who are ever disposed to pick a quarrel with their opponents, but never disposed to fight with them—they are well rebuked by the fabulist, who tells us that once, no matter when, a pugnacious duck was revelling in a pond, whereupon a dog...1843, “Third Bulletin From the Seat of War: Arrest of Paterson”, in The Investigator, volume 21, page 165
  3. A term of opprobrium.
    • Not mine hand, Surely; but say my foot should strike a liar, the blow should do his dogship honour; yea, Were all high titles guilt about his head, Scarce were he worthy to be spurned of me.1885, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Marino Faliero
  4. The leader of a war party.
    • Plain was it that to his dogship's way of thinking it was a very bungling fashion of doing business, thus to suffer this red barbarian to pass from under their hands, untouched by tomahawk or tooth— betraying, as it did, a weakness of feeling altogether unbeseeming warriors of the first blood like...2021, Morrison Heady, Burl

Noun (2)

dogship (plural dogships)

  1. (informal) An experimental model of an aircraft.
    • It is now planned to have complete drawing release for the pilot production AMCS units before the first missile is fired from any aircraft. (Initial firings will be from an A3 dogship).1970, United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations, TFX Contract Investigation

Questions about dogships

What is dogships the plural of?
Dogships is the plural of dogship.

Words near dogships in the dictionary

  1. dogsbreath
  2. dogsbreaths
  3. dogshank
  4. dogshanks
  5. dogship
  6. dogships
  7. dogshit
  8. dogshite
  9. dogshore
  10. dogshores
  11. dogsick

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