Definition of Coach dog

1. Noun. A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia.

Exact synonyms: Carriage Dog, Dalmatian
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Specialized synonyms: Liver-spotted Dalmatian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coach Dog

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co-writing
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coaccumulation
coaccused
coaccuseds
coacervate
coacervated
coacervates
coacervation
coacervations
coach
coach-and-four
coach box
coach dog (current term)
coach gun
coach horse
coach house
coach lamp
coach roof
coach station
coach up
coachability
coachable
coachbox
coachboxes
coachbuilder
coachbuilders
coachbuilding

Literary usage of Coach dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from (1833)
"The coach-dog. This dog has been erroneously called the Danish dog by some authors, and Buffon, and some other naturalists, imagine him to be the harrier of ..."

2. The Depew Story Book by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1898)
"Some one told her she ought to have a coach dog; otherwise the ... So she came to a dog fancier in New York and bought a nice spotted coach dog. ..."

3. Breeding, Training, Management, Diseases, &c. of Dogs: Together with an Easy by Francis Butler (1860)
"... The horse his friend, the stable his delight Follows by day, and beds with him at night. coach dog. ..."

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