K9
noun/ˈkeɪnaɪn/UK/ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/US
Etymology
Pseudo-acronym of canine, by phonetic similarity of the letter and number names with the two syllables of canine.
Definitions
A trained police dog.
- Police working dogs (K9s) often have extremely close bonds with their handlers.
- Originally a K9 dog for the police department, Captain was asked to resign for unknown reasons.
- Apollo, part of the New York Police Department K9 Search and Rescue team was on the scene of the disaster just 15 minutes after the disaster
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA