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SLEDGE DOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team
Synonyms:
sled dog; sledge dog
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sledge 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 "sledge 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)
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