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Definition of water dog

Water dog
Water dog Wa"ter dog` 1. (Zo["o]l.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The menobranchus. 3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain. 4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]
water dog
Hellbender Hell"bend`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.

Meaning of water dog from wikipedia

- A water dog is a type of gundog bred to flush and retrieve game from water. Water dogs are considered the progenitors of most modern retriever dog breeds...
- The Portuguese Water Dog originated from the Algarve region of Portugal. From there the breed expanded to all around Portugal's coast, where they were...
- The St. John's water dog, also known as the St. John's dog or the lesser Newfoundland, is an extinct landrace of domestic dog from Newfoundland. Little...
- The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is ****ociated...
- The Spanish Water Dog (perro de agua español) breed is used in Spain as a general purpose sheepdog and guard. It is also used sometimes as a gundog, and...
- The Moscow Water Dog, also known as the Moscow Diver, Moscow Retriever or Moskovsky Vodolaz, was a little-known dog breed derived from the Newfoundland...
- French water dog. It is a rare breed. The breed's name comes from the French word barbe, meaning 'beard'. The barbet is a prototypic water dog, with a...
- or water-dog may also refer to: Barbet (a.k.a. French water dog) Cantabrian Water Dog Lagotto Romagnolo (a.k.a. Italian water dog) Moscow Water Dog, extinct...
- President Barack Obama and his family were given the male Portuguese Water Dog as a gift after months of speculation about the breed and identity of...
- breed was known as the lesser Newfoundland, or St. John's water dog. The St. John's water dog became the founding breed of modern retrievers. Both breeds...