dognap
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dognap — ☆ dognap [dôg′nap΄ ] vt. dognapped or dognaped, dognapping or dognaping [ DOG + (KID)NAP] to steal (a dog), esp. in order to sell it to a medical research laboratory dognapper n. dognaper … English World dictionary
dognap — /ˈdɒgnæp/ (say dognap) verb (t) (dognapped, dognapping) to steal or abduct (a dog). {dog + (kid)nap} –dognapper, noun …
dognap — transitive verb ( napped or dognaped; napping or dognaping) Etymology: 1dog + nap (as in kidnap) Date: circa 1942 to steal (a dog) especially to obtain a reward for its return or to sell to a scientific laboratory • dognapper or dognaper … New Collegiate Dictionary
dognap — verb kidnap a dog See Also: dog, dognapper, kidnap, nap … Wiktionary
dognap — dog·nap … English syllables
dognap — dog•nap [[t]ˈdɔg næp, ˈdɒg [/t]] v. t. napped naped, nap•ping nap•ing cvb to steal (a dog), esp. for the purpose of selling it for profit • Etymology: 1945–50, amer.; dog+ nap dog′nap•per, dog′nap•er, n … From formal English to slang
dognap — … Useful english dictionary
Dognapping — is the crime of taking a dog from its owner with the intention of demanding a ransom. Historically in the United States, dogs had been stolen and sold on for medical research, but the introduction of the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 reduced these… … Wikipedia
dognaper — noun see dognap … New Collegiate Dictionary
dognapper — noun see dognap … New Collegiate Dictionary
