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dog⋅nap

  [dawg-nap, dog-]
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–verb (used with object), -napped or -naped, -nap⋅ping or -nap⋅ing.
to steal (a dog), esp. for the purpose of selling it for profit.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; dog + -nap

Related forms:
dog⋅nap⋅per, dog⋅nap⋅er, noun
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dog·nap   (dôg'nāp', dŏg'-)   
tr.v.   dog·napped or dog·naped, dog·nap·ping or dog·nap·ing, dog·naps
To steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it to a research laboratory.

[dog + (kid)nap.]
dog'nap'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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