kangaroo dog

British  

noun

1. an Australian breed of large rough-haired dog that resembles a greyhound and is bred to hunt kangaroos

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kangaroo dog

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 Ludwig Leichhardt

The man had his back towards us, and before him, standing on its hind legs, was a kangaroo dog.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott

The kangaroo dog never mangles his prey although fond of the blood, with a portion of which he is always rewarded.

From Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming

Gulpin was about forty rods from us, when the lieutenant spoke, and was running almost as rapidly as a kangaroo dog.

From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney

Spring, our best kangaroo dog, was unable to come up to the camp this day, being overpowered by the heat of the sun, a circumstance we all regretted, as he was a most excellent watchdog.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by John MacGillivray