Synonyms for water dog
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : waw-ter-dawg, -dog, wot-er- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg, ˈwɒt ər- |
Top 10 synonyms for water dog Other synonyms for the word water dog
Définition of water dog
- As in sailor : noun person who travels by sea
- As in jack : noun sailor
- 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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