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war dog

American  
[wawr dawg] / ˈwɔr ˌdɔg /

noun

war dogs plural
  1. an old or experienced soldier; veteran warrior.

  2. a specially trained dog used in war.

  3. a person who relishes or calls for war; warmonger.


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Army’s Yankee Division in World War I, accompanies soldiers to the Western Front and ends up the most-decorated war dog in American history.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2018

Suddenly my characters had all manner of furry sidekicks: an orphan jaguar cub, a search-and-rescue wolf mix, a military war dog, a young gorilla.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2017

Warner Inc.’s Max earned $7 million on its second weekend, dropping 42% and bringing the remake of  The Guest the crowd pleasing war dog adventure cume to $25.749m.

From Forbes Jul. 5, 2015

The Army acknowledged a mistake was made last winter when the war dog was given up for adoption even after Spc.

From Washington Times Nov. 16, 2014

One of the other messenger dogs, it is said, carried orders almost continuously for seventy-two hours, hardly stopping to eat or drink; for no war dog would eat or drink anything given him by strangers.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

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