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Pig
·noun A <<Piggin>>.
II. Pig ·noun One who is hoggish; a greedy person.
III. Pig ·noun Any wild spe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pig
1) A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig
a hog of any size, as well as a young hog. York and Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Dog
·noun A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
II. Dog ·noun A quadruped of the genus Canis, ·esp. the d...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog
Frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments. Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch fo...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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dog
An old dog at it; expert or accustomed to any thing. Dog in a manger; one who would prevent another ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to dog
To hunt as a dog, insidiously and indefatigably.--Johnson.
I have been pursued, dogged, and way-lai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog
The hammer of a fire-lock or pistol; that which holds the flint, called also dog-head. Also, a sort ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Dog
an animal frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was used by the hebrews as a watch for their houses,...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Pig-headed
·adj Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
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Pig-jawed
·adj Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the low...
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Pig-sticking
·noun Boar hunting;
— so called by Anglo-Indians.
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Sea pig
·- A porpoise or dolphin.
II. Sea pig ·- A <<Dugong>>.
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Water pig
·- The <<Gourami>>.
II. Water pig ·- The <<Capybara>>.
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Pig Street
See Little Broad Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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tantony pig
The favourite or smallest pig in the litter.--To follow like a tantony pig, i.e. St. Anthony's pig; ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cold pig
To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on sluggards who lie too long in bed: it consists in pull...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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frig pig
A trifling, fiddle-faddle fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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goodyer's pig
Like Goodyer's pig; never well but when in mischief.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig-headed
Obstinate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig running
A piece of game frequently practised at fairs, wakes, &c. A large pig, whose tail is cut short, and ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig-face
Pig-faces, and Pig's-face,or Pig's-faces.
Names given to an indigenous «iceplant,» Mesembryanthemum...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-fish
n.
name given to the fish Agriopusleucopaecilus, Richards., in Dunedin; called also the Leather-jac...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sea-pig
n.
a small whale, the Dugong.See under Dugong-oil.
1853. S. Sidney, `Three Colonies of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-nut
(Lat. juglans porcina.) A small species of walnut.--Michaux, Sylva.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pig-yoke
Among seamen, the name for a quadrant, from its resemblance to a pig-yoke.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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anthony pig
the favourite, or smallest pig of the litter or farrow. Kent.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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pig-iron
(See sow.) An oblong mass of cast-iron used for ballast; there are also pigs of lead.
"A nodding b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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pig-tail
The common twisted tobacco for chewing.
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pig-yoke
The name given to the old Davis quadrant.
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Curtail dog
·- A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog bee
·- A male or drone bee.
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Dog day
·- ·Alt. of <<Dogday>>.
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Dog days
·- A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the...
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Dog fancier
·- One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.
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Dog Star
·- Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in th...
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Dog-brier
·noun The dog-rose.
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Dog-eared
·adj Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage;
—...
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Dog-faced
·adj Having a face resembling that of a dog.
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Dog-fox
·noun A male fox. ·see the Note under Dog, ·noun, 6.
II. Dog-fox ·noun The Arctic or blue fox;
— a...
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Dog-headed
·adj Having a head shaped like that of a dog;
— said of certain baboons.
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Dog-hearted
·adj Inhuman; cruel.
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Dog-legged
·adj Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform ...
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Dog-rose
·noun A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.
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Dog-weary
·adj Extremely weary.
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Red dog
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Red-dog flour.
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Sea dog
·- The common seal.
II. Sea dog ·- An old sailor; a salt.
III. Sea dog ·- The <<Dogfish>>.
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Skittle-dog
·noun The piked dogfish.
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Spitz dog
·- A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white;
— called also Pomeranian d...
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Water dog
·- The <<Menobranchus>>.
II. Water dog ·- A sailor, ·esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
III. Water d...
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Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dog booby
An awkward lout, clodhopper, or country fellow.
See clod hopper and lout. A bitch booby; a country ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butcher's dog
To be like a butcher's dog, i.e. lie by the beef without touching it; a simile often applicable to m...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog buffers
Dog stealers, who kill those dogs not advertised for, sell their skins, and feed the remaining dogs ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog latin
Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog vane
A cockade.
SEA TERM.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hunt's dog
He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt, a labouring man at a sm...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jolly dog
A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to b...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sad dog
A wicked debauched fellow; one of the ancient family of the sad dogs. Swift translates it into Latin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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salesman's dog
A barker. Vide BARKER.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog-fish
n.
The name belongs to variousfishes of distinct families, chiefly sharks. In Australia,it is used ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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kangaroo-dog
n.
a large dog, lurcher,deerhound, or greyhound, used for hunting the Kangaroo.
1806. `History of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native dog
n.
Another name for the dingo (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wild dog
n.
i.q. dingo (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dog cheap
Anything exceedingly cheap; or, as Dr. Johnson says, as cheap as dog's meat.
Good store of harlots,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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prairie-dog
(Aretomys ludovicianus.) Called by the Indians Wistonwish. A variety of the marmot. It has received ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog-whipper
a church beadle. North,
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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long dog
a greyhound. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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angle-dog
, or angle-twitch
A large earth-worm, sought for bait.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-dog
, or muzzled bull-dog
The great gun which stands "housed" in the officer's ward-room cabin. Genera...
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dog-bolt
A cap square bolt.
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dog-drave
A kind of sea-fish mentioned in early charters.
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dog-fish
A name commonly applied to several small species of the shark family.
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dog-shores
Two long square blocks of timber, resting diagonally with their heads to the cleats. They are placed...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-sleep
The uncomfortable fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
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dog-stopper
Put on before all to enable the men to bit the cable, sometimes to fleet the messenger.
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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole.
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dog-vane
A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, fastened on the end of a half-pike, and ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-watch
The half-watches of two hours each, from 4 to 6, and from 6 to 8, in the evening. By this arrangemen...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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raft-dog
A broad flat piece of iron, having a sharp point at each end, with the extremities bent at right ang...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-dog
A name of the common seal.
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water-dog
See water-gall.
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Guinea-pig director
·add. ·- A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pig-faced lady
n.
an old name in Tasmania forthe Boar-fish (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-footed bandicoot
n.
name given to Choeropus castanotis, Gray, an animal about the sizeof a rabbit, belonging to the ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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furze-man-pig
a hedge -hog. Glouc.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Red-dog flour
·add. ·- The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Dog Alley
1) In East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Seething Lane...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Court
See Dog Tavern Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Yard
North out of Thames Street. In Billingsgate Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : "Dog Taver...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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noisy dog racket
Stealing brass knockers from doors.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull-dog ant
n.
(frequently shortened to Bull-dog or Bull-ant)
an ant of large size witha fierce bite. The name...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-dog shark
i.q. bull-head1 (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red dog money
A term applied, in the State of New York, to certain bank notes which have on their back a large red...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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muzzled bull-dog
See bull-dog
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-bitch-thimble
An excellent contrivance by which the topsail-sheet-block is prevented making the half cant or turn ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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knight and barrow pig
more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Shepheard and Dog Alley, Shepherd and Dog Alley
See Red Lyon Yard, Houndsditch.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog and Bear Inn
See Carpenter's Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dog in a doublet
A daring, resolute fellow. In Germany and Flanders the boldest dogs used to hunt the boar, having a ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sick as a dog
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dirty dog and no sailor
or soldier.
A mean, spiritless, and utterly useless rascal.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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to get the wrong pig by the tail
is to make a mistake in selecting a person for any object. If a charge is made against a man, who on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.