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kaffir dogs

kaffir dogs is the plural of kaffir dog.

Meaning of kaffir dog

Noun

kaffir dog (plural kaffir dogs)

  1. A type of hunting dog used by indigenous peoples in parts of southern Africa; (loosely), a mongrel dog.
    • Did she see a half-starved Kaffir dog look in at her kitchen door or crawl trembling towards the dresser, it was not "Furtseck," or "Get out," that she would cry, but "What a shame to starve that poor thing so!" and a piece of bread or meat was sure to be offered.1882, Sarah Heckford, A Lady Trader in the Transvaal, page 61

Questions about kaffir dogs

What is kaffir dogs the plural of?
Kaffir dogs is the plural of kaffir dog.

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