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DEFINITION: n. A person who has difficulty controlling their pets, especially if they often become entangled in the leashes. v. To get entangled in the leashes of one's pets.
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Traingled
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: train-gld
Sentence: Sperry Spazolia always got traingled up in the leashes of his pedigreed pets.
Etymology: Train- Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time. Tangled - Existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder.
Houndbound
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: how nd bow nd
Sentence: He was so tired of being hound bound that he got rid of the dogs and bought some chickens which he had hoped would be free range, but as they got lost too often he eventually put them on leads. it wasn't long before he became henmeshed.
Etymology: bound, bound
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COMMENTS:
love henmeshed - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-03: 11:02:00
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Doggeroll
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: do-ger-rol
Sentence: There once was a man named Stover/ Who had a dog named Rover/ Well, two...the other named Stew/ (What else is new?)... When he took them to the park for a walk/ Those pooches would bark and balk/ And Stover would doggeroll over and over/ In clover/ That guy named Stover.
Etymology: A play on DOGGEREL meaning loose or irregular verse, especially of an inferior nature and DOG + ROLL meaning to move on a surface by turning over and over
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word play. - Mustang, 2009-02-03: 07:16:00
so clever to create a limerick to go with your doggeroll! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-03: 08:40:00
Thanks. Except I forgot to use the word in the sentence/poem. Will try to correct. - readerwriter, 2009-02-03: 09:52:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-03: 11:04:00
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Muddlemutt
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mudd-el-mutt
Sentence: Sarah took her two German Shepherds for a walk everyday, this led to all sorts of problems due to the fact that they had never had any proper training. Sarah had great difficulty keeping them under control and would often get in such a muddlemutt when the dogs would run around and the leads would get tangled around her legs. Today had been particularly exhausting as she had actually fallen over in the mud and had to go home and get changed again before going to work. She told herself there was nothing else for it, she had got to book them on a dog training behavior course as soon as possible.
Etymology: Muddle(a state of disorder or chaos) + Mutt(a humorous or derogatory name for a dog) = Muddlemutt
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COMMENTS:
nice sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-06: 12:04:00
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Houndwound
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hownd wownd
Sentence: When Oliver yook Fred & Ginger, his 2 dogs out for a walk, they usually had him houndwound before he got home.
Etymology: Hound (dog) & Wound (wrapped in a coil;tied up)
Awkwinate
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Ark-win-ate
Sentence: Jim was the worst dog walker ever. Trying to control five dogs at once, he always found himself awkwinated.
Etymology: Combination of "Awkw" from awkward - lacking dexterity or skill; and "inate" from dominate - to rule or control.
Leaderhosing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: lēdərhōzng
Sentence: When they go for a walk Ralph's dogs like to go wherever they want without regard for what happens with their leashes. A couple quick laps around his leg can leave him with a thorough leaderhosing.
Etymology: leader (leash) + hosing (defeat)
Flangooled
Created by: mythwanaber
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Help!!! im flangooled!
Etymology:
Muzzletough
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: muz zel tuff
Sentence: When Abe walked his two frisky dogs each day, he had great difficulty in controlling their behavior. You could even say it was muzzletough for him to keep them in line.
Etymology: Muzzle(restraint device to keep a dog from biting) & Tough (hard to do) & Wordplay on Mazel Tov (Hebrew words for Good Luck)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
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