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Animal names for inanimate objects?

Asked by Daisygirl (377points) May 14th, 2016

You’ve heard of dust bunnies and dirt devils, I’m trying to come up with more examples or at least a word or phrase in order to find more examples.

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Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Pommel horse
Duck amphibious vehicle

AshlynM's avatar

Moth balls
Crowbar
Piggy bank
Monkey wrench
Bullhorn
Mouse (computer)

CWOTUS's avatar

The kitty (from poker)
Fire dogs (andirons, not dalmations)
Saw horse
Goose-step
Frog march
Bird brained
Calling someone a polecat (archaic)
Bear hugs
Fisheye lens

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Camel toe
Squirrel cage
Rabbit ears
Whale tail
Computer bug
Cub reporter
VW Beetle
Plymouth Roadrunner
Dodge Barracuda
Ford Mustang
Mercury Cougar

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Goose egg is a score of zero

ibstubro's avatar

Cat O Nine Tails

kritiper's avatar

dog’s ear fence pickets or turned down leaf in a book
dog wood tree with dog berry
dog bane
dog days
dog house
dog leg
dog rose
dog’s letter®
dog (a mechanical holding, gripping, or fastening device)
dog’s tail grass
Dog Star
dog/pup tent
dog tooth ornament
dogtooth violet
dog trot
dog vane
dog watch
dog whelk
bird’s beak cut in house framing
cat’s paw carpenter’s tool
drain snake
bug (electronic listening device)
cat tail
frog (in your throat or a mechanical device for train tracks or for a belt to hold a sword or something, a loop for fastening a button)
goose egg (knot on your head)
cow catcher
bull/horse shit
how much time do I get?
cat walk
cat o’ nine tails
cat (a dude)
cat (A bull dozer) That’s two!
catacomb
cat bird seat
cat boat
cat briar
cat call
catfall
catgut
cat nap
cat nip
cat rig
cat’s cradle
cat’s eye
there has to be more but I’m dog tired of this so I’m done

Eyeflower's avatar

Bear Claw – pastry
Rabbit ears – TV antenna
Bullseye
Crow’s Nest – messy hair
To lionize – admire
To ape – imitate
Bat shit crazy (pardon my french)
Bird brain – insulting to birds
Cuckoo – ditto
Tiger eye – gem stone
Horsing around
Fishing for a compliment
Catfish – fake
BS
That’s it for now.

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