单词 | carriage dog |
释义 | carriage dognoun Archaic term for Dalmatian (sense 1 of the noun).The Dalmatian is often thought of as a British dog, mainly because of its popularity as a carriage dog in the 18th century, but in fact it actually originated in Yugoslavia....
OriginEarly 19th century: because Dalmatians were formerly trained to run behind carriages as guard dogs. |
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