hearing dog

/hɪərɪŋ dɔg/
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Definitions of hearing dog
  1. noun
    dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
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    type of:
    working dog
    any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
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