police dog

noun

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1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2
: german shepherd

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Authorities are evaluating whether the use of batons and police dogs was excessive. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The police dog was able to stand and walk out of the clinic Saturday morning before being carried to a sheriff’s patrol SUV for the ride home, video from the Sheriff’s Office showed. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026 As police and a police dog closed in, Evonitz shot and killed himself. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 After being asked to step out of the chair, a police dog identifies a tin of Altoids in the artist’s pocket. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police dog

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First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2
: german shepherd

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