Seeing Eye dog

American  

[see-ing ahy dawg, dog] / ˈsi ɪŋ ˈaɪ ˌdɔg, ˌdɒg /

noun

1. a dog that has been specially trained to assist a blind or visually impaired person.

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seeing-eye dog British  

noun

1. the US name for guide dog

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Etymology

Origin of Seeing Eye dog

First recorded in 1925–30; from Seeing Eye, a trademark of The Seeing Eye, Inc.

Example Sentences

One of the lost animals featured on Angelo’s boxes was Ondrea, a puppy training to be a Seeing Eye dog.

From Fox News • Jul. 18, 2019

Even in the background, walking past, you didn’t see anyone signing or with a Seeing Eye dog or a wheelchair.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2018

A few years ago, Dominguez was driving a northbound A train into the 125th Street station when he saw a blind man and his Seeing Eye dog sprawled on the tracks.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

But Mr. Bannon has served as a kind of Seeing Eye dog for the president.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017

I could go blind, and then I’d have to work on my Lego airport purely by sense of touch and go to school with a Seeing Eye dog.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins