cattle dog

noun

Australian informal a catalogue

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Word Origin for cattle dog

supposedly imitative of catalogue

Words nearby cattle dog

cattle, cattle-cake, cattle call, cattle car, cattle class, cattle dog, cattleduffer, cattle egret, cattle-grid, cattle grub, cattle guard
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Example sentences from the Web for cattle dog

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

    While the Billy Boils|Henry Lawson