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hot dog or hotdog  noun
A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long soft roll.

dachshund
A small dog of a breed developed in Germany for hunting badgers and having a long body, a usually short-haired brown or black and brown coat, drooping ears, and very short legs.

German shepherd
Any of a breed of large dog developed in Germany, having a dense grayish to brownish or black coat and often trained to assist the police and guide the blind..

boxer
A medium-sized, short-haired dog of a breed developed in Germany, having a brownish coat and a short, square-jawed muzzle.

chow chow
Any of a breed of heavy-set dog originating in China, having a long, dense, reddish-brown or black coat and a blue-black tongue.

poodle
Any of a breed of dogs originally developed in Europe as hunting dogs, having thick, curly hair of varying color, and classified by shoulder height into standard, miniature, and toy varieties.

Saint Bernard, massive working dog; shoulder height, 25–29 in. (64–74 cm); weight, 140–170 lb (64–77 kg). There is a smooth-coated and a rough-coated variety, both in mixtures of white, red, and brindle. Bred (18th cent.) by monks of the Hospice of the St. Bernard Pass, in the Swiss Alps, for rescue and guide work, the breed was perfected in 19th-cent. England.

Dalmatian
A dog of a breed believed to have originated in Dalmatia, having a short, smooth white coat covered with black or dark brown spots.

Doberman pinscher
A medium-sized to large dog of a breed originating in Germany, having short hair and a smooth, usually dark brown or black coat.

dingo
plural dingoes
A wild dog (Canis dingo) of Australia, having a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown coat.
 
 



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