chew toy

noun

US
: a toy that is designed to be chewed by a dog

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Touchdowns are tallied each time a dog player carries a chew toy into the end zone. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Owners can do a number of things to relieve this type of anxiety in dogs, such as leaving a long-lasting chew toy with them when leaving and keeping the radio on to muffle outside noises. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Chew toy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20toy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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