carriage dog

noun

1. Dalmatian ( def 3 )

carriage dog

noun

1. a former name for Dalmatian

Word History and Origins

Origin of carriage dog¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Yen translated rapidly, scurrying along behind his sentences like a carriage dog beneath an axletree.

From Project Gutenberg

An unaccompanied post chaise, deplorable in life, because unknown in art, and the expression "carriage dog" came into use for the first time.

From Project Gutenberg