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river dog

river dog noun: a hook or clamp used to fasten a pipe to a riverbed.

Noun

river dog (plural river dogs)

  1. A hook or clamp used to fasten a pipe to a riverbed.

Forms of river dog

pluralriver dogs

Origin of river dog

From river + dog; see dog (“mechanical device”).

Questions about river dog

What does river dog mean?
River dog means a hook or clamp used to fasten a pipe to a riverbed.
What part of speech is river dog?
River dog is a noun.
What is the plural of river dog?
The plural of river dog is river dogs.

Words near river dog in the dictionary

  1. river chub
  2. river chubs
  3. River City
  4. river crab
  5. river crabs
  6. river dog
  7. river dogs
  8. river dolphin
  9. river dolphins
  10. River Don
  11. river dune

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