Water dog
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.
- 2 a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl wordnet
- 3 Synonym of seadog (“a sailor accustomed to the sea”).
"Jim Bowes, in fact, looked like what he was — a rough old water-dog, who had grown gray and shaggy amidst the winds and waves, without ever troubling himself about the other shore that bounds the sea of life."
- 4 a person who enjoys being in or on the water wordnet
Example
More examples"Jim Bowes, in fact, looked like what he was — a rough old water-dog, who had grown gray and shaggy amidst the winds and waves, without ever troubling himself about the other shore that bounds the sea of life."