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police dog

noun

a dog trained to assist the police.
German shepherd.

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Origin of police dog

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby police dog

polianite, police, police action, police car, police court, police dog, police force, policeman, policeman's helmet, Police Motu, police officer
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Example sentences from the Web for police dog

  • For example, he can't bear dogs, because once a police-dog took him for an ordinary thief.

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British Dictionary definitions for police dog

police dog

noun

a dog, often a German shepherd dog, trained to help the police, as in tracking
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