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 v.— «He stopped and peed on a cedar tree. This is “canine-ing”—being a regular dog. And it’s not allowed. He sniffed around under a log.» —“Hound has a nose for south end of a northbound whale” by Robert McClure Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington) May 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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