Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
A dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hearing-ear dog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: service dog, service animal, • working dog, working animal
noun
dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: working dog
History
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Across languages
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