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heelwork

heelwork noun: a routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.

Noun

heelwork (uncountable)

  1. A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.

Origin of heelwork

From heel + work.

Questions about heelwork

What does heelwork mean?
Heelwork means a routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
What part of speech is heelwork?
Heelwork is a noun.

Words near heelwork in the dictionary

  1. heeltapped
  2. heeltapping
  3. heeltaps
  4. heelwalker
  5. heelwalkers
  6. heelwork
  7. heemantic
  8. Heemeyer
  9. heemraad
  10. heemraads
  11. heemraden

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