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Brewer's: Isle of Dogs
So called from being the receptacle of the greyhounds of Edward III. Some say it is a corruption of the Isle of Ducks, and that it is so called in ancient records from the number of wild…Brewer's: Jolly Dog
(A). A bon vivant. Here “jolly” means jovial. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jolly GodJolly A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Brewer's: Bull-dog
(A). A man of relentless, savage disposition is sometimes so called. A “bull-dog courage” is one that flinches from no danger. The “bull-dog” was the dog formerly used in bull-baiting.…Brewer's: Bull-dogs
in University slang, are the two myrmidons of the proctor, who attend his heels like dogs, and are ready to spring on any offending undergraduate like bull-dogs. (See Myrmidons.) Source…Brewer's: Green Dogs
Any extinct race, like that of the Dodo. Brederode said to Count Louis: “I would the whole race of bishops and cardinals was extinct, like that of green dogs.” (Motley Dutch Republic, part…Brewer's: Hungry Dogs
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. “To the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.” (Prov. xxvii. 7.) “When bread is wanting oaten cakes are excellent.” Latin: “Jejunus raro stomachus…Brewer's: Iceland Dogs
Shaggy white dogs, once great favourites with ladies. Shakespeare mentions them (Henry V., ii. 1). “Use and custome bath intatained ... Iceland dogges curled and rough all over, which, by…The Dog Days of Summer
The Question: Could you find me information about the old myth about the "Dog Days of Summer?" The Answer: The origins of the saying The Dog…Brewer's: Cat and Dog
To live a cat and dog life. To be always snarling and quarrelling, as a cat and dog, whose aversion to each other is intense. “There will be jealousies, and a cat-and-dog life over yonder…Brewer's: Dumb Dog
(A). One who remains silent when he ought to speak. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dumb Ox of CologneDumb Crambo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Trending
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