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dogless

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From dog +‎ -less.

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dogless (not comparable)

  1. Without a dog.
    • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
      [] and further that a similar young local but dogless man should be sought out, against the day when the first local man should die, to take over and exploit, in the same way and on the same terms, the two surviving famished dogs thus left without a master, and without a home; []
    • 2003, Dennis Walrod, Grouse Hunter's Guide:
      To make sure that all such effort remains fun and rewarding, the dogless hunter should set a pace that's both relaxed and ready for action.

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