Animal that might say Woof!
• A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris). • A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. • A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. • One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). • An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.