pye-dog
or pi-dog
[ pahy-dawg, -dog ]
/ ˈpaɪˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /
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.
Origin of pye-dog
1860–65;
pye said to be < Hindi
pāhī outsider
Words nearby pye-dog
pycno-,
pycnometer,
pycnostyle,
pydna,
pye,
pye-dog,
pyelectasis,
pyelitis,
pyelo-,
pyelocaliceal,
pyelocaliectasis
British Dictionary definitions for pye-dog
pye-dog
pie-dog or pi-dog
noun
an ownerless half-wild Asian dog
Word Origin for pye-dog
C19: Anglo-Indian
pye, paë, from Hindi
pāhī outsider