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单词 catch dog
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catch dogn.

Brit. /ˈkatʃ dɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃ ˌdɔɡ/, /ˈkɛtʃ ˌdɑɡ/, /ˈkætʃ ˌdɔɡ/, /ˈkætʃ ˌdɑɡ/
Forms: 1800s– catch dog, 1800s– ketch dog.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., dog n.1
Etymology: < catch v. + dog n.1
U.S. regional (south-eastern).
A hunting dog trained to bring down and keep a grip on its quarry; one trained to catch animals or (formerly) humans.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that retrieves or seizes prey
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catch dog1841
1841 A. Welch Narr. Early Days Oceola Nikkanochee 226 The principal catch-dog was killed.
1860 Congress. Globe App. 16 June 436/3 God forbid that the heart of a single freeman..should prostitute his body in the service of those [sc. slave-hunters] who, at home, perform the same labor with well-trained blood-hounds and catch-dogs.
1921 R. Santee Men & Horses 187 A ketch dog is liable to be any old breed. But he's sure to have plenty of guts.
1940 J. Willhoit in God bless Devil! (Tennessee Writers' Project) 118 The first time I ketch that ketch-dog around my lake I aim to—well, that ketch-dog will ketch his self some cold death, that's all.
1974 D. P. Mannix Drifter vi. 116 The remaining catch dogs were rushing back and forth in front of the pigs, making it impossible to fire the shotgun without hitting one of them.
2003 Louisiana Conservationist Nov. 17/1 Once the catch dog is locked on, the hunters go in and grab the hog by the rear legs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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