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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 muzzleplay

  Familiarity information: PUG-DOG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PUG-DOG (noun)


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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