coach dog

American

noun

Dalmatian.

coach dog British

noun

a former name for Dalmatian

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Etymology

Origin of coach dog

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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A pair of 92 beautifully spotted coach dogs raced down the drive, and cavorted about the coach, eagerly welcoming them.

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The two coach dogs swerved from the cart to take Mike, one on either side.

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We have a white horse, a black and white coach dog, a Maltese cat, and two kittens; and mamma has just raised a brood of four canaries, but the cat caught one of them.

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The little coach dog stepped aside from the road to give them a bark as he passed, and then pattered and pattered his tiny feet to catch up.

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There was one pair of sportsmen whose makeshift was a dropsical coach dog, very much spotted.

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