Synonyms for bird-dog
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : burd-dawg, -dog |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜrdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg |
Définition of bird-dog
- verb follow
- Hurley sniffed like a bird-dog that has just raised a covey.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Canyon Pass » by Thomas K. Holmes
- He was a bird-dog, and so bright it seemed as if he could almost talk.
- Extract from : « A Busy Year at the Old Squire's » by Charles Asbury Stephens
- But somehow they seem to lack the pride and responsiveness that I find in those with bird-dog ancestry.
- Extract from : « Baldy of Nome » by Esther Birdsall Darling
- Say, one of Mr. Ferrall's men was here just now—there he is, over there uncrating that there bird-dog!
- Extract from : « The Fighting Chance » by Robert W. Chambers
- He seemed to look at nothing, now—like a bird-dog that senses the nearness of the invisible quarry.
- Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge
- He was seldom at rest, scampering here and there, not unlike a bird-dog on a fresh scent.
- Extract from : « The Master Mystery » by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
- His bird-dog lay on the mat outside the door and sprang forward with a joyous whine to meet him.
- Extract from : « The Sins of the Father » by Thomas Dixon
- As he stepped into the familiar entrance-hall, Bryce paused, raised his head and sniffed suspiciously, like a bird-dog.
- Extract from : « The Valley of the Giants » by Peter B. Kyne
- She felt herself being charmed by it, and wondered if a quail might feel so while crouching before the point of a bird-dog.
- Extract from : « Sunlight Patch » by Credo Fitch Harris
- It's fine with any of 'em that's got bird-dog blood, an' you know Spot's part pointer.
- Extract from : « Baldy of Nome » by Esther Birdsall Darling
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