coach dog

American  

noun

1. Dalmatian.

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coach dog British  

noun

1. a former name for Dalmatian

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Etymology

Origin of coach dog

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

In Smithville, Ohio, Long's Market felt the pinch, advertised for "a good home for a male coach dog; very fond of sirloin steaks."

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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

From The Spread Eagle and Other Stories by Morris, Gouverneur

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.

From Marcia Schuyler by Lutz, Grace Livingston Hill

There is a beautiful species of dog, often the inhabitant of the gentleman's stable—the Dalmatian or coach dog.

From The Dog by Youatt, William