Meanings
nounworking dog (plural working dogs)
plural working dogs
- Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 工作犬, 役用犬
- 工作犬 (gōngzuòquǎn)type of dog breed
- 役用犬 (yìyòngquǎn)type of dog breed
Dutch werkhond
- werkhondtype of dog breed
Finnish käyttökoira
- käyttökoiratype of dog breed
French chien de travail
- chien de travailtype of dog breed
German Arbeitshund
- Arbeitshundtype of dog breed
Japanese 使役犬
- 使役犬 (shiekiken)type of dog breed
Korean 사역견
- 사역견 (sayeokgyeon)type of dog breed
Portuguese cão de serviço
- cão de serviçotype of dog breed
Russian служе́бная соба́ка
- служе́бная соба́ка (služébnaja sobáka)type of dog breed
Spanish perro de trabajo
- perro de trabajotype of dog breed
Swedish brukshund
- brukshundtype of dog breed
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