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Pariah dog   /pərˈaɪə dɔg/   Listen
Pariah dog

noun
1.
Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India.  Synonyms: pie-dog, pye-dog.






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... at parley in an arbour over the high road, there entered, slouching into view, a dingy tramp, satellited by a frowsy woman and a pariah dog; and, catching sight of us, he set up his professional whine; and I looked at my friend with the heartiest compassion, for I knew well from Martha—it was common talk—that at this time of day he was certainly and surely penniless. Morn by morn he started forth with pockets lined; and each returning ...
— The Golden Age • Kenneth Grahame



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