dog-nosed

comparative more dog-nosed · superlative most dog-nosed

1. Having a snout or other protuberance that has the appearance of a dog’s nose

   You may see in the picture that the dog-nosed ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the picture with much interest.

   1867 April, Anonymous, “Great excitement in the monkey family”, American Agriculturist Volume XXVI, No. 4, page 148

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   The spring run of the salmon was very poor, but later the streams and inlets were full of the dog-nosed and hump-backed varieties.

   1891, T. C. Mendenhall, Report of the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progress of the Work During the Fiscal Year Ending with June, 1890, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 76

   Pugilists post forefeits to “insure their appearance.” But why should a dog-nosed, tin-eared, dish-faced prize fighter care a nickle's worth about his appearance?

   1920, C. L. Edson, The Gentle Art of Columning: A Treatise on Comic Journalism, Brentano’s, page 60

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of dog-nose