bird dog

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bird dog

1. A dog used to hunt game birds; a gun dog.

2. Informal One that bird-dogs.

3. A scout, especially in baseball.

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bird dog

(Hunting) hunting a dog used or trained to retrieve game birds after they are shot

vb, -dogs, -dogging or -dogged

informal to control closely with unceasing vigilance

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bird′ dog`

a dog trained to hunt or retrieve birds.

[1885–90, Amer.]

bird-dog

(ˈbɜrdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)

v. -dogged, -dog•ging. v.t.

1. to follow closely.

v.i.

2. Slang. to steal another person's date.

[1940–45, Amer.]

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Noun

bird dog - a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds

gun dog, sporting dog - a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

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