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Iceland dog

Iceland dog noun: a shaggy white sharp-eared dog of a breed imported from Iceland.

Noun

Iceland dog (plural Iceland dogs)

  1. A shaggy white sharp-eared dog of a breed imported from Iceland.
    • The conclusion that one must arrive at, as it seems to me, is that the collie, the Shetland, and the Iceland dogs all had one common origin, the restricted location of the collie in the Lowlands not being conducive to the supposition that he was of origin there, when there was no breed to the north...1913 April, James Watson, “Dogs”, in Country Life, volume 23, page 65

Forms of Iceland dog

pluralIceland dogs

Questions about Iceland dog

What does Iceland dog mean?
Iceland dog means a shaggy white sharp-eared dog of a breed imported from Iceland.
What part of speech is Iceland dog?
Iceland dog is a noun.
What is the plural of Iceland dog?
The plural of Iceland dog is Iceland dogs.

Words near Iceland dog in the dictionary

  1. Icel
  2. Icel.
  3. iceland
  4. Iceland crystal
  5. Iceland crystals
  6. Iceland dog
  7. Iceland dogs
  8. Iceland gull
  9. Iceland gulls
  10. Iceland moss
  11. Iceland poppies

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