snowdog

English

Etymology

From snow +‎ dog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

snowdog (plural snowdogs)

1. A visual representation of a dog made from snow.
   • 1995 November 30, Mary K. Feeney, “Few Problems In State As 1st Snowstorm Hits”, in Hartford Courant:

     Jeremy Fisher, 13, spent a good part of the afternoon building four snowmen and a snowdog outside his home on Main Street in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor.

   • 1997, The School Librarian, volume 45, page 75:

     They then build a giant snowdog together and the ending builds up gradually as the snowdog slowly melts over the weeks.

   • 2004 December 29, Jason Ryan, “Let it snow”, in The Island Packet:

     Reagan quickly put the snow to good use, making a snowman in 45 minutes and even a snowdog complete with leash and sunglasses.

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