noun / verb
dog
DAWG/dɔːɡ/
A domestic canine or related wild animal.
The dog wears a simple collar and sits beside its food bowl.
Etymology
Old English docga is the secure ancestor, but its deeper origin remains unknown. Once a rare word, it eventually displaced hound as the general name for the animal.
In context
she's a kind of a pet and then I can put her vest on and she's a working dog
More examples
- Our dog needs a walk every morning.
- African wild dogs hunt in packs.
- That used car turned out to be a real dog.
- Rumors continue to dog the mayor.
Forms
dog · dogs · dogged · dogging