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Definition of Toy dog
1. Noun. Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Specialized synonyms: Chihuahua, Japanese Spaniel, Maltese, Maltese Dog, Maltese Terrier, Peke, Pekinese, Pekingese, Shih-tzu, Toy Spaniel, Toy Terrier
Definition of Toy dog
1. Noun. Any of several breeds of small dog, kept as pets ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toy Dog
Literary usage of Toy dog
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
""The little toy dog is covered with dust." Little While, A AH Bañar. "Beyond the
smiling and the weeping." Lochinvar Sir Walter Scott. ..."
2. The Anderson Arithmetic by Robert Franklin Anderson (1921)
"A tin soldier and a toy dog ? 8. A toy lantern and a tin soldier ?. A toy dog
and a toy hoe ? 10. A toy dog and a toy rake ? 11. ..."
3. Toy Dogs and Their Ancestors, Including the History and Mangement of Toy by Wentworth (1911)
"Crystal Palace toy dog. Horsham. Edinburgh, Birmingham. Doncaster. Crufts. St.
Albans. Mar. 3,1910. Glasgow. 2d O., Blenheim or Tricolour. ist L. and silver ..."
4. Wheeler's Graded Literary Readers, with Interpretations by William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler (1919)
"What is the man seeing besides the chair, the little toy dog, and the tin soldier?
... Then he said to the toy dog and the tin soldier, — " Now, ..."
5. A Manual of Toy Dogs: How to Breed, Rear, and Feed Them by Leslie Williams (1904)
"Oldham toy dog Society (Hon. Secretary, AE Stansfield, 209, Park Road, Oldham).
... toy dog Society of Scotland (Secretary, James Cameron, 61, Lothian Road, ..."
6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"I have a walking toy-dog named Fido, and he says he would like to ... I am only
Mrs. Dodge's little toy-dog Fido, and my paws are pretty stiff, ..."
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