The more I see of humans,
The more I love Dogs
DOG DICTIONARY
Most of the words and phrases including 'dog' are derogatory which is unfair to dogs !!
Dog - and- Driver Chuck : - In 1863 a drill piece described as a very common and exceedingly useful chuck known also as the carrier chuck.
Dog-ape : - Baboon with dog-like head.
Dog-Basket : - Old slang for a container for scraps for the dogs.
Dog before the master : - Nautical term for a sea swell.
Dog-belt : - Broad waist belts used by miners foe hauling.
Dogberry : - An ignorant, self-satisfied, overbearing but good natured night watchman in Shakespeare's' Much Ado About Nothing' . Hence an officious and ignorant Jack -in-office.
Dog-Biscuit : - Army mattress.
Dogbolt : - Term of contempt.
Dog-Booby : - Awkward lout.
Dog-Buffer : - Dog stealer in the old days (he sold the skins and fed the carcass to the other dogs )
Dogcart : - Cart for carrying sporting dogs (rather than a cart drawn by dogs), later a two wheeled horse - drawn trap with seats back to back.
Dog cheap : - Extremely cheap !
Dog collar : - Clerical or woman's stiff collar.
Dog Days : - Period when the Dog Star rises and sets with the sun (usually 3 July to 11 August)
Raj Prateek Verma
DOG DICTIONARY
Most of the words and phrases including 'dog' are derogatory which is unfair to dogs !!
Dog - and- Driver Chuck : - In 1863 a drill piece described as a very common and exceedingly useful chuck known also as the carrier chuck.
Dog-ape : - Baboon with dog-like head.
Dog-Basket : - Old slang for a container for scraps for the dogs.
Dog before the master : - Nautical term for a sea swell.
Dog-belt : - Broad waist belts used by miners foe hauling.
Dogberry : - An ignorant, self-satisfied, overbearing but good natured night watchman in Shakespeare's' Much Ado About Nothing' . Hence an officious and ignorant Jack -in-office.
Dog-Biscuit : - Army mattress.
Dogbolt : - Term of contempt.
Dog-Booby : - Awkward lout.
Dog-Buffer : - Dog stealer in the old days (he sold the skins and fed the carcass to the other dogs )
Dogcart : - Cart for carrying sporting dogs (rather than a cart drawn by dogs), later a two wheeled horse - drawn trap with seats back to back.
Dog cheap : - Extremely cheap !
Dog collar : - Clerical or woman's stiff collar.
Dog Days : - Period when the Dog Star rises and sets with the sun (usually 3 July to 11 August)
Raj Prateek Verma
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