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dog·nap | \ ˈdȯg-ˌnap 
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\dognapped or dognaped\ ˈdȯg-ˌnapt \; dognapping or dognaping\ ˈdȯg-ˌna-piŋ \
\; dognapping or dognaping\ ˈdȯg-ˌna-piŋ \Definition of dognap
: to steal (a dog) especially to obtain a reward for its return or to sell to a scientific laboratory
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The first known use of dognap was in 1898
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