bow-wow

British  

/ ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ /

noun

1. a child's word for dog

2. an imitation of the bark of a dog

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verb

1. (intr) to bark or imitate a dog's bark

Example Sentences

So I read “Golden Retrievals” by Mark Doty: “A Zen master’s bronzy gong, calls you here,/ entirely, now: bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow.”

From New York Times

Those who vote yea on the farm bill deserve rose petals at their feet and a sustained Bravo! — and maybe a bow-wow here and a meow-meow there.

From Washington Post

They also nod to a recent theory about the origin of language in animal sounds that Carroll's friend, the philologist Max Müller, scorned as 'the bow-wow theory':

From Nature

Canine drama Max, another new release, made its bow-wow in fourth place.

From BBC

The bottle of bow-wow wine was probably long dry.

From Literature