"river dog" meaning in English

See river dog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: river dogs [plural]
Etymology: river + dog; see dog (“mechanical device”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|river|dog}} river + dog, {{m|en|dog||mechanical device}} dog (“mechanical device”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} river dog (plural river dogs)
  1. A hook or clamp used to fasten a pipe to a riverbed.
    Sense id: en-river_dog-en-noun-fFoQVfr7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for river dog meaning in English (0.9kB)

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