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SLEDGE DOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sledge dog mean?
• SLEDGE DOG (noun)
The noun SLEDGE DOG has 1 sense:
1. a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team
Familiarity information: SLEDGE DOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
sled dog; sledge dog
Hypernyms ("sledge dog" is a kind of...):
working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sledge dog"):
Alaskan malamute; malamute; malemute (breed of sled dog developed in Alaska)
Siberian husky (breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes)
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