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Definition of Dog pound
1. Noun. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
Definition of Dog pound
1. Noun. (American English) an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dog Pound
Literary usage of Dog pound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. City and County of Denver: Report on a Survey of Certain Departments by Colorado Taxpayers Protective League (1914)
"PART VI—THE OFFICE OF THE POUND MASTER Cost of Service The appropriation for the
dog pound for 1914 is $1800. The dog pound is conducted by a proprietor of ..."
2. Reports of Practice Cases, Determined in the Courts of the State of New York by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott (1856)
"He was then asked whether he had paid six hundred dollars to one thousand dollars
from the dog pound surplus since the last meeting of the committee, ..."
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