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PUG-DOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pug-dog mean?
• PUG-DOG (noun)
The noun PUG-DOG has 1 sense:
1. small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
Familiarity information: PUG-DOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pug; pug-dog
Hypernyms ("pug-dog" is a kind of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)
Context examples
I found Mr. Waterbrook to be a middle-aged gentleman, with a short throat, and a good deal of shirt-collar, who only wanted a black nose to be the portrait of a pug-dog.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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