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pye-dog
or pi-dog
[ pahy-dawg, -dog ]
noun
- an ownerless half-wild dog of uncertain breeding, common in the villages and towns of India and other countries in east and south Asia.
pye-dog
noun
- an ownerless half-wild Asian dog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pye-dog1
1860–65; pye said to be < Hindi pāhī outsider
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pye-dog1
C19: Anglo-Indian pye, paë, from Hindi pāhī outsider
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