housedog
part of speech
noun (housedogs)
meaning for a pupil
A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting. tree →
sense in the lessons
in fairy tales a housedog guards the home while a hunting hound goes out with the master; in lessons it contrasts a guard dog with a hunting dog
examples
- The housedog barked at the stranger at the gate. tree →
- Our housedog sleeps by the back door. tree →
- A housedog guards the home at night. tree →
- The farmer kept a hound for hunting and a housedog for the house. tree →
- The housedog was given meat to keep it quiet. tree →
note
nothing for maths
Trees and pragmatics
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