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Date:
1500-1600
Origin:
From the sound
bow-wow
noun
Related topics:
Pets
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Animals
bow-wow
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countable
]
DHP
HBA
a word meaning a dog, used by and to small children
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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