earth dog

noun

Any dog that tends especially toward digging in the earth, for example to catch foxes in holes.

Meanings

nounearth dog (plural earth dogs)

plural earth dogs

  1. Any dog that tends especially toward digging in the earth, for example to catch foxes in holes.
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