water dog

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water dog

noun water dogs

  1. A retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.

    Similar: water spaniel

  2. Synonym of seadog (“a sailor accustomed to the sea”). Jim Bowes, in fact, looked like what he was — a rough old water-dog, who had grown gray and shaggy amidst the winds and waves, without ever troubling himself about the other shore that bounds the sea of life.

    Similar: seadog

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noun water dog

Españolperro de agua
한국어워터 도그 woteo dogeu
日本語ウォーター・ドッグ wōtā doggu
中文水犬 shuǐquǎn
Portuguêscão de água, cão d'água
Françaischien d'eau
DeutschWasserhund
Italianocane d'acqua
Românăcâine de apă
Русскийводяная соба́ка vodjanaja sobáka
Tiếng Việtchó lội nước

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@misc{water_dog_2026,
  title = {water dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}