police dog

noun

1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

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Nine police departments across Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Jasper counties received donations to support police dogs. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 In the video, an officer handling a police dog can be heard telling Umana to drop the machete as Umana stood on the sidewalk. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 When Breaking News reporter Craig Shoup first came to me with a pitch about a special police dog named Bo, I was intrigued. Nicole Young, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Southington police dog Kay was deployed in the area and apprehended Canady a short distance away, police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for police dog 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20dog. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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