DOG POUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dog pound mean? 

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

1. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOG POUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dog pound; pound

Context example:

unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound

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

enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)