Definitions for WATER DOG

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wa′ter dog`(n.)

  1. a hunting dog trained to retrieve waterfowl.

    Category: Dogs, Cats, and Horses

  2. Informal. a person who feels at home in or on the water.

    Category: Informal

  3. Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

    Ref: waterdog 2

wa•ter•dogˈwɔ tərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg, ˈwɒt ər-(n.)

  1. any of several large salamanders, esp. of the genus Necturus, as the mudpuppy.

    Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

Origin of waterdog:

1855–60

Princeton's WordNet

  1. water dog, water rat(noun)

    a person who enjoys being in or on the water

  2. water dog(noun)

    a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl

Wiktionary

  1. water dog(Noun)

    A retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Water dog

    a dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained

  2. Water dog

    the menobranchus

  3. Water dog

    a small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain

  4. Water dog

    a sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt


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