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pooch

[pooch]

noun

Informal.
  1. a dog.



pooch

/ ːʃ /

noun

  1. a slang word for dog

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pooch1

First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pooch1

of unknown origin
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For example, they are taught to make a nonthreatening noise to alert a dog to their presence when entering a yard and to keep their eyes on the pooch during the delivery.

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Memorial Day is notorious for travel delays, but on Monday a flight headed to Los Angeles made an emergency landing for a particularly peculiar cause — an ailing pooch in need of medical care.

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Petersen, who has her own French bulldog named Festus, was unaware about Havoc’s story, but soon learned the pooch was about 100 miles away from his home in North Hollywood.

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The world's most famous dog show is back, with pooches expected from all over the globe.

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But what might we have missed without that lucky pooch’s ability to hear higher frequencies of the ethereal bell tones?

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