double coat

American  

noun

1. an outer coat of hair on a dog serving as protection against underbrush and resistant to weather, combined with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing.

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Example Sentences

They have a thick double coat, which requires regular grooming.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Fox-faced and smiley, with a fluffy silver-black double coat, it was often seen on the barges that navigated Dutch canals in the 19th century.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2021

With a double coat similar to an otter's, the dogs withstood long exposure in the icy waters.

From Time Magazine Archive

In many of those living in the colder regions there is in reality a double coat.

From The Meaning of Evolution by Schmucker, Samuel Christian

No festal scene deserved such note, Of such a scene no poet wrote, Tho' painted with a double coat Of stirring prose or rhyme.

From By Trench and Trail in Song and Story by MacKay, Angus