kangaroo dog
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An' that kangaroo dog ain't makin' matters much better.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
I'm looking for a big blue kangaroo dog, with a red leather collar.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
Messrs. Gilbert, Roper, Murphy, and Brown, having their horses ready, gave chase, and, after a dangerous gallop, over extremely rocky ground, succeeded, with the assistance of our kangaroo dog, Spring, in securing one of them.
From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig
He cowed down before the doc like a whipped kangaroo dog, and darn me if he even so much as swore when Dr Tom asked him out to fight.'
From Settling Day by Gould, Nat
They very much admired our horses and bullocks, and particularly our kangaroo dog.
From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig
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