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arson_dog

arson dog

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arson dog (plural arson dogs)

  1. A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.
    • 2006, Jenni Bidner, Dog Heroes: Saving Lives and Protecting America, page 98
      Identifying 1/1000th of a drop of 50 percent evaporated gasoline is an easy task for a well-trained arson dog.

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