kaffir dog

Definitions

A type of hunting dog used by indigenous peoples in parts of southern Africa; (loosely), a mongrel dog.

Examples

“Did she see⟳ a half-starved Kaffir dog look⟳ in at her kitchen door or crawl trembling towards the dresser, it was not "Furtseck," or "Get⟳ out," that she would cry⟳, but "What a shame to starve⟳ that poor thing so!" and a piece of bread or meat was sure to be offered.”

“A stray kaffir dog, his skeleton showing clear through tight skin, lay⟳ in the pit of blue shade outside the veranda.”

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