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cattle dog

noun

Australian informal a catalogue

Word Origin for cattle dog

supposedly imitative of catalogue
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Historical Examples of cattle dog

  • A sort of cattle-dog glided silently and swiftly out from under a wagon, "heeled" the man, and slithered back without explaining.