doghouse
- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/
- We built a cozy doghouse in the backyard for our new puppy.
- build a doghouse
- doghouse roof
- doghouse for dogs
Let's build a log cabin doghouse for Smoodle.
- Let's build a log cabin doghouse for Smoodle.
- I mean, they'll fucking light a candle and just, you know, burn down a damn doghouse or something.
Examples
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The dog was in its doghouse at the moment, with just its large black paws visible.
Fiction book (1997) -
My stepdaddy built a doghouse for Lady and the pups.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even the doghouse is bigger than our place.
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But if you have to sleep in a doghouse, it might as well look like this one.
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The doghouse you and your dad planned on building becomes the doghouse your dad is building alone.
Academic text (2009) -
I'm making my brother's family a doghouse.
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Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, one doghouse, one garage, two garbage cans.
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Let's build a log cabin doghouse for Smoodle.
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In the evenings after Miles had gone, Harmony stopped at the doghouse to pick up Ralph's bowl.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then she spied a stubby black tail hanging out of the doghouse door.
Fiction book (1998)
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Etymology
Doghouse is simply dog + house, so it originally meant a small house built for a dog. That's why a doghouse is a small shelter that keeps a dog safe and dry outdoors.