hearing-ear dog

hearing-ear dog
/hear"ing ear'/
a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
Also called hearing dog.
[1975-80; on the model of SEEING EYE DOG]

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