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tin dogs

tin dogs is the plural of tin dog.

Meaning of tin dog

Noun

tin dog (plural tin dogs)

  1. (Australia) A noise-making device, often constructed ad hoc from materials to hand, used by a farmer to get sheep or cattle moving.
    • I was with the cattle on my own at that stage, and to get them going, I inserted a few stones in the quart pot and used that as a tin dog. It got the cattle moving.2005 October 30, Bruce Simpson, interviewed on Landline, Australian Broadcasting Commission, transcript

Questions about tin dogs

What is tin dogs the plural of?
Tin dogs is the plural of tin dog.

Words near tin dogs in the dictionary

  1. tin derbies
  2. tin derby
  3. tin dip
  4. tin dips
  5. tin dog
  6. tin dogs
  7. tin ear
  8. tin ears
  9. tin fish
  10. tin foil
  11. tin foil hat

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