non-sporting dog

or non·sport·ing dog

[ non-spawr-ting, -spohr- ]

/ nɒnˈspɔr tɪŋ, -ˈspoʊr- /

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noun

one of any of several breeds of variously sized dogs that may have been developed to hunt or work but now are usually bred for show or as a pet, including the Bichon Frise, bulldog, dalmatian, chow chow, keeshond, and poodle.

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Origin of non-sporting dog

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby non-sporting dog

nonspecialist, nonspecific, nonspecific urethritis, nonspecular reflection, nonsporting, non-sporting dog, nonstandard, nonstarter, nonstative, nonsteroidal, nonstick

How to use non-sporting dog in a sentence

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Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
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