Definition of Hearing dog

1. Noun. Dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds.

Generic synonyms: Working Dog

Definition of Hearing dog

1. Noun. A dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearing Dog

hearer
hearers
hearership
heares
hearest
heareth
hearie
hearies
heariness
hearing
hearing(a)
hearing-impaired
hearing aid
hearing aids
hearing disorder
hearing dog (current term)
hearing examiner
hearing impaired persons
hearing impairment
hearing level
hearing loss
hearing officer
hearing trumpet
hearingly
hearings
hearken
hearken back
hearkened
hearkener
hearkeners

Literary usage of Hearing dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1900)
"That person coordinates his movements in writing whose brain is possessed of connections between the cell processes going with hearing dog, cat, etc., ..."

2. A Select Collection of Old English Plays by William Carew Hazlitt, Robert Dodsley, Richard Morris (1874)
"And I have leisure to attend your hearing. DoG. Sir, you know I married you. SCAR. I know you did, sir. DoG. At which you promis'd both to God and men, ..."

3. Notes on Child Study by Edward Lee Thorndike (1901)
"That person coordinates his movements in writing whose brain is possessed of connections between the cell processes going with hearing dog, cat, etc., ..."

4. Guide to Disability and Rehabilitation Periodicalsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... hearing dog, Inc. (IHDI) 5901 East 89th Avenue Henderson, CO 80640-8315 303/287-3277 (V/TT) 303/287-3425 (fax) Abstract: Gives news on IHDI and the dogs ..."

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