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watchpuppies

watchpuppies is the plural of watchpuppy.

Meaning of watchpuppy

Noun

watchpuppy (plural watchpuppies)

  1. (humorous, informal) A young, small, or insignificant watchdog.
    • The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment.1988, The New Law Journal, volume 137, page 622

Questions about watchpuppies

What is watchpuppies the plural of?
Watchpuppies is the plural of watchpuppy.

Words near watchpuppies in the dictionary

  1. watchpockets
  2. watchpoint
  3. watchpoints
  4. watchpost
  5. watchposts
  6. watchpuppies
  7. watchpuppy
  8. watchspring
  9. watchsprings
  10. watchstander
  11. watchstanders

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