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house dogs

house dogs is the plural of house dog.

Meaning of house dog

Noun

house dog (plural house dogs)

  1. A dog used to protect a house, a watchdog; (later also) a dog kept as a pet.
    • The house-dog, with the vacant greyhound, lies, / Out-stretch'd, and sleepy.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    watchdog

Questions about house dogs

What is house dogs the plural of?
House dogs is the plural of house dog.

Words near house dogs in the dictionary

  1. house detectives
  2. house dick
  3. house dicks
  4. house divided
  5. house dog
  6. house dogs
  7. house door
  8. house doors
  9. house dust mite
  10. house dust mites
  11. house finch

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