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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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Mr. Willingham, who worked with a war dog himself while serving 20 years in the Marine Corps, added that the statue complements the association’s work of covering prescription medications for 1,100 retired war dogs.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2021

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

Poignant, earnest drama about a Marine and her war dog.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 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

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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