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pooch

  [pooch]
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–noun Informal.
a dog.
Origin:
1895–1900; orig. uncert.
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pooch 1   (pōōch)   
n.   Slang
A dog.

[Origin unknown.]
pooch 2   (pōōch)   
intr.v.   pooched, pooch·ing, pooch·es
To bulge; protrude. Used with out: "a little roll of flab that pooches out above the tight waists of their spandex trunks" (Megan Rosenfeld).

[Alteration of pouch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
pooch

  1. n.
    a dog. (Also a term of address to a friendly dog.) : Hello, pooch. My goodness, you're friendly.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pooch 
1924, "dog," Amer.Eng., of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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