sled dog

American  

noun

1. a dog trained to pull a sled, usually working in a team.

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sled dog British  

noun

1. any of various hardy thick-coated breeds of dog, such as the Eskimo dog, the husky, and the malamute, developed for hauling sledges in various parts of the highest northern latitudes

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Etymology

Origin of sled dog

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

I was forty years old and living in poverty when I first became involved with sled dogs.

From Literature

I could not make out what he was saying, though it was loud, so fearsome that the sled dogs on the porch stopped their singing.

From Literature

The Advance sailed to Newfoundland, stopped to board a few additional sailors and more than fifty sled dogs, then continued up the western coast of Greenland.

From Literature

The sled dogs, who referred to themselves as the Pack, volunteered to sing a few choral pieces consisting of a lot of yips and howls.

From Literature

Togo is Mom’s husky, named after a famous Alaskan sled dog.

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