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coachdog en · NOUN

Etymology

From coach + dog.

Meanings

1. (historical) A dog trained to accompany carriages.
   • Dog No. 1 was then confined in a comfortable kennel, while No. 2 had to run after the doctor's coach, not at a breathless rate of speed, but at a fair, brisk trot, for two hours and a half. As soon as they got home, the coach-dog and his comrade were slain and dissected: the kennel-dog had completely digested his meal, while the chips and cubes in the coach-dog's stomach had not changed their form at all; the process of assimilation had not even begun! 1881 February 14, Felix Leopold Oswald, “Physical Education”, in Popular Science Monthly:
2. (dated) The Dalmatian (often used as a coach dog).

Forms

Synonyms

carriage dog