Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

working dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
work-ing -dog
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.

Inflected Forms

working dogs (plural)

Phrases

lap dog show dog toy dog

Frequently Paired Words

lap dog show dog toy dog

Questions

What does working dog mean?
Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.

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