sled dog

sled dog

n.

A dog, such as a husky, used to pull a dogsled, especially in Arctic regions.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sled dog - a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team sledge dog working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs Alaskan malamute, malamute, malemute - breed of sled dog developed in Alaska Siberian husky - breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes