General attributive, as †port-dog, †port highway, †port-hound, †port-wall, †port woman, etc. See also portman, n.1, portmoot, n., portreeve, n., and…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > defined by actions or habitat (9) port-dogOE General attributive, as †port-dog, †port highway, †port-hound, †port-wall, †port woman, etc. See also portman, n.1, portmoot, n., portreeve, n., and… port-houndOE General attributive, as †port-dog, †port highway, †port-hound, †port-wall, †port woman, etc. See also portman, n.1, portmoot, n., portreeve, n., and… cochour14.. A kind of dog which couches or lies low. water dogc1400 A dog that swims well, and is habituated to or not shy of the water, esp. through breeding or training; esp. a dog trained to retrieve waterfowl… sheep-biter1548 A dog that bites or worries sheep. (Also attributive.) ? Obsolete. holdfast1600 One that holds fast. As name for a dog that holds tenaciously. devil dog1642 A vicious or unruly dog. Also: a demonic dog, a hellhound. land-dog1665 junkyard dog1936 A watchdog which guards a junkyard; in later use chiefly in comparisons and similes denoting an aggressive animal or person, with reference to… |
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