water dog
Noun
Meaning
A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
The menobranchus.
A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.
A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
jack
sailor
seafarer
seaman
salt
salamander
tar
barbet
middy
pirate
diver
hearty
spaniel
shipmate
sea dog
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Examples
An Algarve water dog called Linda is the pride of.
It wasn't quite the Easter Beagle, but the Obamas did receive a canine friend on Easter weekend 2009: their new Portuguese water dog, Bo.