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wheel dog

wheel dog noun: one of the dogs positioned directly in front of the sled that absorbs most of the force during the sled's movement.

Noun

wheel dog (plural wheel dogs)

  1. One of the dogs positioned directly in front of the sled that absorbs most of the force during the sled's movement.

Forms of wheel dog

pluralwheel dogs

Questions about wheel dog

What does wheel dog mean?
Wheel dog means one of the dogs positioned directly in front of the sled that absorbs most of the force during the sled's movement.
What part of speech is wheel dog?
Wheel dog is a noun.
What is the plural of wheel dog?
The plural of wheel dog is wheel dogs.

Words near wheel dog in the dictionary

  1. wheel chock
  2. wheel clamp
  3. wheel clamps
  4. wheel cutter
  5. wheel cutters
  6. wheel dog
  7. wheel dogs
  8. wheel fiddle
  9. wheel fiddles
  10. wheel flat
  11. wheel flats

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