nodding dog

noun

a small model of a dog carried as a mascot in a motor vehicle, with a head so mounted that it moves up and down with the motion of the vehicle

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Words nearby nodding dog

nodal extrasystole, nodal point, nodal rhythm, noddack, nodding acquaintance, nodding dog, nodding donkey, nodding lilac, nodding pogonia, nodding spasm, nodding trillium
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