| sled dog n. A dog, such as a husky, used to pull a dogsled, especially in Arctic regions. |
sled dog
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of various hardy thick-coated breeds of dog, such as the Eskimo dog, the husky, and the malamute, developed for hauling sledges in various parts of the highest northern latitudes
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| Noun | 1. |  sled dog - a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a teamworking dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs Siberian husky - breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes |
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