water dog

3 definitions found

water dog - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Water dog \Wa"ter dog`\
     1. (Zool.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to
        retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and
        Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
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     2. (Zool.) The menobranchus.
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     3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.
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     4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]
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  Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zool.)
     A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida
      or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious
     and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and
     water dog.
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water dog - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  water dog
      n 1: a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: water dog
           , water rat]
      2: a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve
         waterfowl