pooch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pooch
First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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A group of Las Vegas police officers responded to reports of the abandoned pooch at 11:39 p.m. on Feb. 2.
From Los Angeles Times
Who among us wouldn’t want to communicate with our pooch?
Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.
From Salon
They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.
From Salon
Still, investors in the Dogs of the Dow can take comfort in the fact that these ten pooches pay reliable—and often very large—dividends.
From Barron's
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