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DOG POUND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does dog pound mean?

• DOG POUND (noun)
The noun DOG POUND has 1 sense:

1. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Familiarity information: DOG POUND used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DOG POUND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dog pound; pound

Context example:

unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound

Hypernyms ("dog pound" is a kind of...):

enclosure (artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)

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