Definition of "housedog" []

• A dog kept in or about a dwelling house. (noun)
• A dog trained to guard a house. (noun)

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• "The door-bell rang; the bark of the housedog was answered by the little spaniel, which jumped off its cushion and ran into the hall; servants with lights passed to and fro; all was bustle and confusion."
• "This for her own sake as much as for his; since a housedog is worthless until it learns that each and every indoor object must be respected and held sacred from mutilation."
• "Lady had all the promise of becoming a perfect housedog."