单词 | rescue dog |
释义 | > as lemmasrescue dog rescue dog n. (a) a dog trained to aid in rescue operations; (b) a dog that has been rescued from abuse, neglect, etc. (cf. Compounds 1d). ΚΠ 1901 Strand Mag. Dec. 716/1 A great St Bernard, the most celebrated of all the rescue dogs that have worked in the hospice on Mount Bernard. 1980Rescue dog [see Compounds 1d]. 1992 1001 Images of Dogs ii. 32 In addition to being an excellent working sheepdog it [sc. the Appenzell, or Alpine Shepherd Dog] is also used as a ski patrol dog, security dog and rescue dog. 2003 J. Katz New Work of Dogs i. 9 It seems that every other dog here is a rescue dog, ‘probably abused’, their owners often say. < as lemmas |
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