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

It's like shavin' a Danish carriage-dog to change his colour.

From Project Gutenberg