toy dog

noun

1. one of any of several breeds of very small dogs, as the Yorkshire terrier, English toy spaniel, Shih Tzu, and Pomeranian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toy dog¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

That is more similar to how we do it—a human child playing with a little plastic toy dog and a big puffy stuffed one, will likely figure out they are the same animal.

From Nautilus

One little girl sat clutching a toy dog, silently staring out a window until her mother came.

From The Daily Beast

Pickings, trembling like a toy dog in zero weather, reached the green in ten strokes, and took three more puts.

From Project Gutenberg

This last was like a porcelain toy dog, and looked brittle, as if its thin legs would snap if much handled.

From Project Gutenberg

She had never gotten another toy dog, not even as a contrast to Tawny Adonis.

From Project Gutenberg

Also, let alone her lost toy-dog gun, I got all her ammunition and her rifle, while she was grabbing in Miss Paulette's trunk.

From Project Gutenberg

Everyone knows what a cold is, and the toy dog's cold should be treated like one's own.

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