On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:09:19 -0600, Alfred Langer <[email protected]>
wrote:
I submit a new word for your consideration: dogophile- a lover of dogs.
Not a new word, I'm afraid. Google Books has English examples dated as
far back as 1919[1], and one in French(!) from 1873[2]. Wiktionary's had
an entry since 2011[3].
[1] http://books.google.com/books?id=eA8PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=dogophile
"If, as some of our dogophile friends would seem to imply, [...]"
[2] http://books.google.com/books?id=8sdUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA411&dq=dogophile
"Après avoir lu ces pages, si on les lit, on me traitera de «
dogophile »
plutôt que de « philanthrope » [...]"
[3] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dogophile
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