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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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pye-dog1
1860–65; pye said to be < Hindi ī outsider
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pye-dog1
C19: Anglo-Indian pye, paë, from Hindi ī outsider
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Every time a pye-dog strayed onto the road, the driver made a sincere effort to kill it.
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