water dog
water dog noun: a retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.
Noun
water dog (plural water dogs)
- A retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.
- Synonyms:
- water spaniel
- Synonym of seadog (“a sailor accustomed to the sea”).
- Jim Bowes, in fact, looked like what he was — a rough old water-dog, who had grown gray and shaggy amidst the winds and waves, without ever troubling himself about the other shore that bounds the sea of life.1860, Chambers's Edinburgh journal, page 215
- Synonyms:
- seadog
water dog meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
water dog in Malay
- water dog
- anjing air
water dog in Indonesian
- water dog
- anjing air
water dog in Vietnamese
- water dog
- chó lội nước
Synonyms of water dog
Forms of water dog
| plural | water dogs |
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Words formed from water dog
Questions about water dog
- What does water dog mean?
- Water dog means a retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.
- What is water dog in Malay?
- Water dog in Malay is anjing air. See Water dog meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is water dog?
- Water dog is a noun.
- What is the plural of water dog?
- The plural of water dog is water dogs.
Words near water dog in the dictionary
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