2. (colloquial).—Stylish.
Dog in a Blanket, subs. phr. (colloquial).—A pudding of preserved fruit spread on thin dough, rolled up, and boiled; also called roly-poly and stocking.
1887. G. A. Sala, in Ill. Lon. News, 12 Feb., p. 174, col. 3. Bubble and squeak . . . is a colloquialism, and no more slangy than 'toad in the hole' or dog in a blanket.
Like a dog in shoes, adv. phr. (Irish).—A pattering sound; as the noise of a brisk walk.
Dog in the Manger, subs. phr.
(colloquial).—A selfish churl;
who does not want himself, yet
will not let others enjoy. [From
the fable.]
1621. Burton, Anat. of Mel., I., II., III., xii., 189 (1836). Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth only keep it, because it shall do nobody else good.
1673. Dryden, Amboyna, Act ii. You're like dogs in the manger, you will neither manage it yourselves nor permit your neighbours.
1757. Garrick, Irish Widow, II. That's the dog in the manger; you can't eat the oats, and won't let those who can.
1836. Marryat, Japhet, ch. lxxii. Why, what a dog in the manger you must be—you can't marry them both.
Dog-Latin, subs. (colloquial).—Barbarous
or sham Latin; also
Kitchen, Bog, Garden, or
Apothecaries' Latin.
1856. H. Mayhew, Great World of London, p. 149. A Spaniard . . . who called himself a physician, and who, being unable to speak English, communicated with the doctor in a kind of Spanish dog-Latin.
Dogs, subs. (university).—1. Sausages;
otherwise Bags of Mystery
(q.v.), or Chambers of
Horrors (q.v.).
2. (Stock Exchange).—Newfoundland Land Company's shares; now amalgamated with the Anglo-American United, and called Anglos.
To go to the dogs.—See under Go.
To let sleeping dogs lie.—See Sleeping Dogs.
Dog's-Body, subs. (nautical).—Pease
pudding.
1851. Chambers Papers, No. 52, p. 16. Peas-pudding (alias dog's body) is often allowed upon pork days.
1883. W. Clark Russell, Sailors' Language, p. 42. dogs-body.—A mess made of pea-soup, powdered biscuit, and slush.
1889. Chambers Journal, 3 Aug., p. 495, col. 1.
Dog's-eared, adj. (colloquial).—Crumpled,
as the leaves of a page
with much reading.
Dog's Match. To make a dog's
match of it, verb. phr. (vulgar).—To
copulate by the wayside.
Dog's Meat, subs. (colloquial).—Anything
worthless; as a bad
book, a common tale, a villainous
picture, etc.
Dog-shooter, subs. (old).—1. A
volunteer.
2. (Royal Military Academy).—See quot.
1889. Barrère, Slang, Jargon and Cant, p. 317. Cadets thus term a student who accelerates, that is, who, being pretty certain of not being able to obtain a commission in the engineers, or not caring for it, elects to join a superior class before the end of the term.
Dog's-nose, subs. (common).—A
mixture of gin and beer.—See
Drinks.
