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Synonyms for water dog


Grammar : Noun
Spell : waw-ter-dawg, -dog, wot-er-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg, ˈwɒt ər-

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Définition of water dog

  • As in sailor : noun person who travels by sea
  • As in jack : noun sailor
Example sentences :
  • He wasn't what is commonly called a water dog; and he was very fierce to children generally.
  • Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, April 1886 » by Various
  • He soused his head now in the miniature basin and shook it like a water dog.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old St. Louis » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • The little water dog comes from the small spaniel and the water dog.
  • Extract from : « Buffon's Natural History. Volume V (of 10) » by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
  • In my holiday trips I had a companion, my cousin Priscilla, who was, if the term be permissible; as great a water dog as myself.
  • Extract from : « Jethou » by E. R. Suffling
  • He came up shaking himself like a water dog, but was careful to make as little noise as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Boys in the Mines » by James R. Mears
  • The old man hung on and so did the others, but he was mad, a-cussing and swearing and spitting water like a water dog.
  • Extract from : « Ande Trembath » by Matthew Stanley Kemp
  • "She is not a water dog," explained Mr. Lavender to the three soldiers in blue clothes.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
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