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Meaning of "backing dog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKING DOG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKING DOG

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Backing dog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACKING DOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of backing dog in the English dictionary

The definition of backing dog in the dictionary is a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKING DOG

backhand
backhanded
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhander
backhaul
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backing
backing group
backing singer
backing store
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backland
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backlasher
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKING DOG

attack dog
black dog
Canaan dog
chili dog
Eskimo dog
gun dog
heading dog
hearing dog
hot dog
leading dog
Newfoundland dog
nodding dog
painted hunting dog
pig dog
Portuguese water dog
put on the dog
shepherd dog
top dog
water dog
working dog

Synonyms and antonyms of backing dog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «backing dog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKING DOG

Find out the translation of backing dog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of backing dog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «backing dog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背狗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro respaldo
570 millions of speakers

English

backing dog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समर्थन कुत्ता
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دعم الكلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поддержка собака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão apoio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাকিং কুকুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appui chien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing sokongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterstützung Hund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バッキング犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백업 개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Backing dog
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sao con chó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆதரவு நாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आधार कुत्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Destek köpek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cane sostegno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podkład pies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підтримка собака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine suport
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκύλος υποστήριξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agtergrond hond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underlag hund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

backing hund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of backing dog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKING DOG»

The term «backing dog» is barely ever used and occupies the 211.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKING DOG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about backing dog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKING DOG»

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1
Training Your Pointing Dog for Hunting and Home
progress with this training, you need either a finished older dog or an artificial backing dog made of plywood and painted. You can purchase an electronic backing dog, but these are expensive and probably not worth it, except for the pro .
Richard D. Weaver, 2007
2
Working Sheep Dogs: A Practical Guide to Breeding, Training ...
... sheep; all they wanted to do was clamber on top of the sheep. So some dogs require very little training to back at all (in fact some need training to stay on the ground), while others might never be much good. The good backing dog has good ...
Tully Williams, 2007
3
Following the Scent: Bird Dogs, Their Handlers, and Field ...
The handler of the pointing dog frequently can't see the backing dog because he is concentrating on producing the bird. When this handler hears "back" he will stop trying to locate the bird until the handler of the backing dog has physical ...
Christopher Eckhoff, 2010
4
Frick's Creek and Other Tales
There he stood for a few minutes before finally returning to the bird, the dog never moving an inch from its point, the backing dog remaining staunch. By now a good ten minutes had elapsed from the initial pointing. Cory was finally able to ...
Christopher Eckhoff, 2013
5
Expert Advice on Gun Dog Training
So being an individual hunting dog there is not as much need for a backing dog. However, if you hunt with a friend who also hunts with a pointing dog, the situation may arise where you don't want your dog to interfere with a friend's dog and ...
David Michael Duffey, 1985
6
Speed Train Your Own Bird Dog
One circling method requiring a backing dog was discussed in Part 2 Step 18. If you're teaching your dog to trail cripples, use ducks, on water and off. You'll have less trouble with Buckshot bumping birds he's expected to point. Before teaching  ...
Larry Mueller, 1990
7
The Encyclopedia of Falconry
See BACK (below). STEAL THE POINT. See BACK (below). BACK. To point in response to seeing another dog pointing. To honour the point is for the backing dog to remain behind the pointing dog and not steal the point by coming alongside ...
Adrian Walker, 2000
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1850-1900. backing dog. 'A sheepdog that will run across the backs of sheep to aid mustering or droving' (B., 1959): Aus. rural coll.: late C.19-20. - bacldngi-up. The ends of half-burnt faggots: Winchester College: C.19. backer. Rare var. of ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
9
Quail Hunting in America: Tactics for Finding and Taking ...
Another advantage of the two-dog system is that a backing dog may lead the hunter to the one frozen over the bird. While hunting in Georgia, for example, we lost a small setter in heavy broomsedge for a half- hour. A second setter found the ...
Tom Huggler, 1987
10
All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal
... the thin end at its other extreme coming more quickly through the narrow space between the cylinders, causes it to release itself with a sudden jerk, and this motion partly raises the mallet-cap of the backing dog, which opens its broad mouth, ...
Charles Dickens, 1859

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKING DOG»

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1
Car Rams Through Car Wash Caught on Tape
Just vacuuming her car that in the exact backing dog had just pulled out of all five seconds before impact. Thankfully everyone was okay no one ... «ABC News, Jan 15»
2
"A Governor that cannot pay salaries is organizing jamboree rally …
... do u mean the governor has not been paying his state up till this October? or how do u read and understand the PDP backing dog(PRO)? «DailyPost Nigeria, Oct 14»
3
What should the UN be debating?
I'm deeply frustrated with the UN since they are much like a backing dog that can't bite. Is the UN out to serve the entire membership or to ... «BBC News, Sep 06»

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