towzer

towzer: A transferred use of what is taken to be a typical dog’s name when it occurs in A Salute to the Great McCarthy, by Barry Oakley. A young wife says to her husband: ‘You look like a bewildered little dog. C’mon Towzer, yap, yap. bow wow!’

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Towzer — Towser Tow ser (tou z[ e]r), n. [See {Touse} to pull about. ] A familiar name for a dog. [ Written also {Towzer}. ] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towzer — towze, towzer see touse, towser … Useful english dictionary
towzer — n. See touzer … New dictionary of synonyms
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Towser — Tow ser (tou z[ e]r), n. [See {Touse} to pull about. ] A familiar name for a dog. [ Written also {Towzer}. ] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touzer — n.; (also towzer) Dog … New dictionary of synonyms
towze — towze, towzer see touse, towser … Useful english dictionary

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