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pye-dog

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pye-dog also pi-dog  (pdôg, -dg)
n.
A stray dog.
[Perhaps Hindi ph, outsider.]
pye-dog, pie-dog, pi-dog
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an ownerless half-wild Asian dog
[Anglo-Indian pye, paë, from Hindi pāhī outsider]
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Noun1.pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially Indiapye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
pariah dog, pie-dog
cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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pye-dog
n (Brit) → streunender Hundebastard
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For anyone contemplating the long constitutional duel between Quebec and He's just a pye-dog Rushing about crazily all day, Sometimes he roots among garbage for scraps, At times he capers to entertain his lady-love.
Letter from Dhaka by Richards, John / Inroads: A Journal of Opinion
 
 
 
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