coachdog

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coachdog

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From coach + dog.

noun coachdogs · coach dog · coach-dog

historical A dog trained to accompany carriages. Dog No. 1 was then confined in a comfortable kennel, while No. 2 had to run after the doctor's coach, not at a breathless rate of speed, but at a fair, brisk trot, for two hours and a half. As soon as they got home, the coach-dog and his comrade were slain and dissected: the kennel-dog had completel
dated The Dalmatian (often used as a coach dog).
Similar: carriage dog

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@misc{coachdog_2026,
  title = {coachdog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coachdog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}