POLICE DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does police dog mean? 

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

1. any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLICE DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("police 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)

 Context examples 

"That's no police dog," said Tom.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

"No, it's not exactly a police dog," said the man with disappointment in his voice. "It's more of an airedale." He passed his hand over the brown wash-rag of a back. "Look at that coat. Some coat. That's a dog that'll never bother you with catching cold."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)