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lion dog

lion dog noun: a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane.

Noun

lion dog (plural lion dogs)

  1. A fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane.
    • Her awards of best in the show to Mrs. Mrs. Arthur Holland's Peke, "Cairnwhin Tinto of Hydegree" of the highest value to those whose fancy is for the staunch little Lion Dogs.1966, Frank Crowninshield, Vanity Fair, volume 5, page 124

Forms of lion dog

plurallion dogs

Questions about lion dog

What does lion dog mean?
Lion dog means a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane.
What part of speech is lion dog?
Lion dog is a noun.
What is the plural of lion dog?
The plural of lion dog is lion dogs.

Words near lion dog in the dictionary

  1. lion cuts
  2. lion dance
  3. lion dances
  4. lion diet
  5. lion diets
  6. lion dog
  7. lion dogs
  8. lion fish
  9. lion hunter
  10. lion hunters
  11. lion in the way

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