Coachdog

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dog trained to accompany carriages. historical

    "Dog No. 1 was then confined in a comfortable kennel, while No. 2 had to run after the doctor's coach, not at a breathless rate of speed, but at a fair, brisk trot, for two hours and a half. As soon as they got home, the coach-dog and his comrade were slain and dissected: the kennel-dog had completely digested his meal, while the chips and cubes in the coach-dog's stomach had not changed their form at all; the process of assimilation had not even begun!"

  2. 2
    The Dalmatian (often used as a coach dog). dated

Etymology

From coach + dog.

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