coach dog

noun

1. Dalmatian ( def 3 ).

coach dog

noun

1. See Dalmatian
   a former name for Dalmatian

Word History and Origins

Origin of coach dog¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

I think he felt that the fault was worse, because the coach-dog was so sleek and plump; there was not even the excuse of hunger.

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His victim was a handsome coach-dog, following some friends who one day drove out to call on us.

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And there's the neatest looking paper-white coach dog just perfectly ruined with ink-spots!

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They are az freckled az a coach dog, and just about az tuff tew eat az a half-biled krow.

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