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spotted dogs

spotted dogs is the plural of spotted dog.

Meaning of spotted dog

Noun

spotted dog (countable and uncountable, plural spotted dogs)

  1. (UK) A steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins
    • " Are there any raisins in the store-cupboard ? " I next asked weakly. " I noticed there were not many in the spotted dog pudding we had the other day."1905, Mabel Barnes-Grundy, The Vacillations of Hazel, page 173
    Synonyms:
    spotted dick

Questions about spotted dogs

What is spotted dogs the plural of?
Spotted dogs is the plural of spotted dog.

Words near spotted dogs in the dictionary

  1. spotted deer
  2. spotted deers
  3. spotted dick
  4. spotted dicks
  5. spotted dog
  6. spotted dogs
  7. spotted dolphin
  8. spotted dolphins
  9. spotted dragonet
  10. spotted dragonets
  11. spotted eagle

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