pye-dog

or pi-dog

[ pahy-dawg, -dog ]

noun
  1. an ownerless half-wild dog of uncertain breeding, common in the villages and towns of India and other countries in east and south Asia.

Origin of pye-dog

1
1860–65; pye said to be <Hindi pāhī outsider

Words Nearby pye-dog

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British Dictionary definitions for pye-dog

pye-dog

noun
  1. an ownerless half-wild Asian dog

Origin of pye-dog

1
C19: Anglo-Indian pye, paë, from Hindi pāhī outsider

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