SLED DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sled dog mean? 

• SLED DOG (noun)
  The noun SLED DOG has 1 sense:

1. a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLED DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sled dog; sledge dog

Hypernyms ("sled dog" is a kind of...):

working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sled dog"):

Alaskan malamute; malamute; malemute (breed of sled dog developed in Alaska)

Siberian husky (breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes)

 Context examples 

Dave was wheeler or sled dog, pulling in front of him was Buck, then came Sol-leks; the rest of the team was strung out ahead, single file, to the leader, which position was filled by Spitz.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)