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coach dog

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noun

Dalmatian(def 3).

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Nearby words

  1. coacervation,
  2. coach,
  3. coach bolt,
  4. coach box,
  5. coach class,
  6. coach horse,
  7. coach house,
  8. coach line,
  9. coach screw,
  10. coach-and-four

Origin of coach dog

First recorded in 1830–40
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Examples from the Web for coach dog

  • I think he felt that the fault was worse, because the coach-dog was so sleek and plump; there was not even the excuse of hunger.

    Bruno|Byrd Spilman Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for coach dog

coach dog

noun

a former name for Dalmatian
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