Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
White Dogs. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
White Dogs, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
White Dogs in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
White Dogs you have here. The definition of the word
White Dogs will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
White Dogs, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 白犬
Proper noun
White Dogs
- Former name of Juguang.
1875 April 1, “Clippings”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, volume XIV, number 412, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 317, column 2:The steamer Fu-yew, Captain Croad, left Hongkong on the 26th ulto. at 11:30 a.m. Arrived at Shanghai on the 31st. Had thick foggy weather from Hongkong to the White Dogs ; thence to Namki, strong N.E. and lightning.
1959 July 20, “U.S. Plane Accused Of Air Violation”, in The Cumberland News, volume 21, number 239, Cumberland, Maryland, sourced from Tokyo (AP), page 1, column 8:Peiping radio said a U.S. Navy aircraft violated Chinese Communist air space over Pingtan and White Dog islands off the coastal province of Fukien Sunday and added that a Red foreign ministry spokesman was "authorized to issue its 58th serious warning against the intrusion."