Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seeing-eye dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
see-ing-eye -dog
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guide dog for people who suffer from impaired vision.

American usage; Informal

Etymology

A genericized trademark from the name of the charity The Seeing Eye, which trains guide dogs.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seeing-eye dogs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hearing dog hearing-ear dog

Questions

What does seeing-eye dog mean?
A guide dog for people who suffer from impaired vision.
Where does seeing-eye dog come from?
A genericized trademark from the name of the charity The Seeing Eye, which trains guide dogs.

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