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police dog

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noun

a dog trained to assist the police.
German shepherd.

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Nearby words

  1. polianite,
  2. police,
  3. police action,
  4. police car,
  5. police court,
  6. police force,
  7. police motu,
  8. police officer,
  9. police power,
  10. police procedural

Origin of police dog

First recorded in 1905–10
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Examples 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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