housedog

Everyday

A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales a housedog guards the home while a hunting hound goes out with the master; in lessons it contrasts a guard dog with a hunting dog

Examples

• The housedog barked at the stranger at the gate. tree →
• Our housedog sleeps by the back door. tree →
• A housedog guards the home at night. tree →
• The farmer kept a hound for hunting and a housedog for the house. tree →
• The housedog was given meat to keep it quiet. tree →

Note

nothing for maths