cattle dog

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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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How to use cattle dog in a sentence

Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
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Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
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They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.
‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
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Hangover Rx: “The old ‘hair of the dog’ is pretty much just a myth,” says White.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn