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PIE-DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pie-dog mean? 

PIE-DOG (noun)
  The noun PIE-DOG has 1 sense:

1. ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially Indiaplay

  Familiarity information: PIE-DOG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PIE-DOG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pariah dog; pie-dog; pye-dog

Hypernyms ("pie-dog" is a kind of...):

cur; mongrel; mutt (an inferior dog or one of mixed breed)


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