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dumb friend

noun

Etymology

From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + friend.

  1. derived from *preyH-✻ — “to please; to love”
  2. inherited from *frijōndz✻ — “friend, loved one”
  3. inherited from *friund✻
  4. inherited from frēond
  5. inherited from freend
  6. formed as dumb friend — “dumb + friend”

Definitions

  1. A pet (animal companion).

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumb, friend.

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