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foo dogs

foo dogs is the plural of foo dog.

Meaning of foo dog

Noun

foo dog (plural foo dogs)

  1. A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.
    • Passing to the central medallion, yet a new element confronts us in the Foo dogs, of which several are employed, somewhat crowded, and confused by reason of their coloring, which, nevertheless, is good and, so far as balance is concerned, well distributed.1916 March 1, John Kimberly Mumford, “Chinese Rugs”, in The Mentor, volume 4, number 2
  2. A Pekingese dog.

Noun capitalized: Foo dogs

Foo dogs

  1. (plural) plural of Foo dog

Questions about foo dogs

What is foo dogs the plural of?
Foo dogs is the plural of foo dog.
What part of speech is foo dogs?
Foo dogs is a noun.

Words near foo dogs in the dictionary

  1. Fonzie touch
  2. Fonzio
  3. Fonzo
  4. foo
  5. foo dog
  6. foo dogs
  7. foo fighter
  8. foo fighters
  9. foo foo
  10. foo lion
  11. foo lions

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