dog

  • 51dog — [11] Dog is one of the celebrated mystery words of English etymology. It appears once in late Old English, in the Prudentius glosses, where it translates Latin canis, but its use does not seem to have proliferated until the 13th century, and it… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52dog — I n A foot. Boy, are my dogs tired! 1920s II n A guy. He doesn t have much upstairs but I love the dog. 1990s III n An ugly female (offensive). Nobody asks her out because she is such a dog. 1970s IV int Form of address to a male. Hey, dog, what… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 53dog — 1) a close, trusted friend man s best friend. Tony and Lester Joe are my dogs I d trust them with anything. 2) adjective used to describe things that are gross, ugly, stinky, bad, etc this tastes like dog or it smells like dog in here or she… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 54dog — 1) a close, trusted friend man s best friend. Tony and Lester Joe are my dogs I d trust them with anything. 2) adjective used to describe things that are gross, ugly, stinky, bad, etc this tastes like dog or it smells like dog in here or she… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 55dog — See: every dog has his day, go to the dogs, hot dog, lead a dog s life, let sleeping dogs lie, rain cats and dogs …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 56dog — 1. noun 1) she went for a walk with her dog Syn: hound, canine; mongrel, cur; pup, puppy; informal doggy/doggie, pooch 2) informal you black hearted dog! See bastard 1. 2) 3) informal you …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 57dog — n 1. canine, hound, Sl. pooch, Fr. chien; female dog, bitch; cur, tyke, mongrel, Sl. mutt; doggy, pup, puppy, whelp. 2. dingo, wild dog, wolf, fox, jackal, coyote, hyena. 3.Slang. scoundrel, knave, rogue, wretch, scamp, scapegrace, rascal,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 58dog — A canine animal useful in hunting, driving livestock, preventing intrusions upon property, and a source of pleasure as a pet. A thing of value within the meaning of a statute on burglary. 13 Am J2d Burgl § 24. The old rule of the common law that… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59dog — [11] Dog is one of the celebrated mystery words of English etymology. It appears once in late Old English, in the Prudentius glosses, where it translates Latin canis, but its use does not seem to have proliferated until the 13th century, and it… …

    Word origins

  • 60dog do — noun fecal droppings from a dog • Syn: ↑dog shit, ↑doggy do, ↑dog turd • Hypernyms: ↑fecal matter, ↑faecal matter, ↑feces, ↑faeces, ↑BM, ↑ …

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