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Definition of German police dog
1. Noun. Breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind.
Generic synonyms: Sheep Dog, Sheepdog, Shepherd Dog
Lexicographical Neighbors of German Police Dog
Literary usage of German police dog
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Year as a Government Agent by Vira (Boarman) Whitehouse (1920)
"In Berne when a great German police dog met him on the winding staircase of the
hotel, took him up by the nape of the neck and shook him like a rat, ..."
2. Bench and Bar by William S. Hein & Company (1919)
"The real difficulty with the case, however, was that the prosecuting attorney
introduced evidence of the conduct of a so-called German police dog which was ..."
3. History of the 126th Infantry in the War with Germany by Emil B. Gansser (1920)
"That this spy activity existed was evident from events that transpired during
our service here, some of which we will relate. A large German police dog was ..."
4. The Best Short Stories of ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story edited by Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1919)
"He tried to teach Gulliver, the Leonards' Great Dane, to do German police-dog
stunts. Gulliver, who is young, obedient, and muddle-headed, took his training ..."