bringsel
noun
bring·sel
ˈbriŋzəl,
-ŋsəl
variants
or brinsell
or less commonly bringsal
-inzəl,
-in(t)səl
-iŋzəl,
-iŋsəl
plural -s
: a short stick or other device that is suspended from the collar of a trained search dog and used as a signal that a search has been successful
Note: When the dog finds the object of its search, such as a wounded person, it takes the bringsel into its mouth and returns to its handler. The handler then follows the dog to the place where the object of the search was found.
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“Bringsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringsel. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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