"sleddog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleddogs [plural]
Etymology: From sled + dog. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sled|dog}} sled + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleddog (plural sleddogs)
  1. Alternative spelling of sled dog Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sled dog
    Sense id: en-sleddog-en-noun-g4wjWEbz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1968, Melvin Van Peebles, A bear for the FBI, page 131",
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          "ref": "1976, Carolyn Johnston Willson, Jack London's Socialism, page 62",
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          "ref": "1990, Dolores Avelleyra Murphy, In red hats, beads & bags: 1908 graduates sharing their lives through letters, page 218",
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