seeing-eye dog

noun

A guide dog for people who suffer from impaired vision.

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Meanings

nounseeing-eye dog (plural seeing-eye dogs)

plural seeing-eye dogs

  1. USinformalA guide dog for people who suffer from impaired vision.

Origin

A genericized trademark from the name of the charity The Seeing Eye, which trains guide dogs.

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