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• n  informal terms for dogs
• v  round one's lips as if intending to kiss

• After the pooch took a piece out of a utility meter reader, officials decided they needed a Fido-free system.
• For all the focus of the past few days on Bo, the most interesting thing about the Obamas' new pooch wasn't the dog himself, which we've known for quite some time was going to be a .
• When her careless dog sitter (Piper Perabo) takers Chloe to Mexico, the pooch is kidnapped by a dog-fighting ring.

• doggie
• doggy
• barker
• bow-wow
• pooch out

News & Articles

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• High Bridge Pooch Parade Saturday
  The High Bridge Events Committee will hold the 2013 High Bridge Pooch Parade on Saturday, June 15 Commons Park on Main Street.
  June 13, 2013 - Hunterdon Review
• Hack attack kills pooch
  A Manhattan man allegedly used a meat cleaver to kill his neighbor’s dog after it bit his own pooch. The bloody deed took place in Inwood last Friday when Laura Simpson tied Grumpy to the stairs, and her neighbor’s dog got in a fight with the pit-bull mix...
  June 13, 2013 - New York Post
• Pooch-A-Palooza to Offer Outdoor Music & Barbecue
  APEX Pet Partners is sponsoring its third and final annual Pooch-A-Palooza barbecue, party, and concert, to be held rain or shine this Saturday at Mason District Park. The event is free and there is ample seating. An amphitheatre and a picnic area have been reserved with tables and barbecues from 11 [...]
  June 11, 2013 - Falls Church News-Press

Quotes

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• Rich Brooks in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  You're going to see offenses starting with a lot better field position,Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said. "You're going to see scoring averages go up. You're gonna see more gimmicks on coverage. By gimmicks, I'm talking about pooch kicking...
• Mark Richt in Atlanta Journal Constitution
  It's not a high-risk job back there,Richt said. "Rarely do those kicks get returned. It'd have to be shanked where he could get up on it and get it quick. Most of the times they're trying to pooch it. It's high; it's usually a fair catch...
• Pete Kendall in Dallas Morning News
  A real gutsy call,guard Pete Kendall said. "I didn't know if we'd pooch punt or if we'd attempt a field goal. ...... When I heard the play call come in, I thought, 'This could be really good, if it works out particularly, because it shows...