1812. Vaux, Flash Dict., s.v.
1836. Dickens, Pickwick, ch. xxxiii., p. 285. dog's nose . . . your committee find upon enquiry, to be compounded of warm porter, moist sugar, gin, and nutmeg.
1861. Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, ch. xl. Ah! that's not bad tipple after such a ducking as we've had. dog's nose, isn't it?
Dog's-paste, subs. (common).—Sausage
or mince-meat. Cf.,
bags of mystery and chambers
of horror (q.v.).
Dog's-portion, subs. (common).—'A
lick and a smell,' i.e., next
to nothing.
Dog's Sleep, subs. phr. (colloquial).—The
lightest possible
form of slumber.
Dog's-soup, subs. (common).—Water.
For synonyms, see Adam's
Ale and Fish Broth.
1836. W. H. Smith. 'The Thieves' Chaunt.' For she never lushes dog's-soup or lap.
Dog's-tail, subs. (nautical).—The
constellation of Ursa minor or
Little Bear.
Dog-stealer, subs. (common).—A
dog-dealer; applied sarcastically.
1854. Whyte Melville, General Bounce, ch. xiii. Now nodding to a trainer, now indulging in quaint badinage, which the vulgar call 'chaff,' with a dog-stealer.
Doldrums, subs. (colloquial).—Low
spirits; the dumps or
hump (q.v.). [Properly parts
of the ocean near the Equator
abounding in calms and light,
baffling winds.]
1865. M. Browne, in the 'Argosy,' I., 36. An Apology for the Nerves. All I say is, do not let us have any abuse of he nerves. Do not confound nervousness with the megrims, or the doldrums, or any other complaint. Do not confound it with cowardice or ill-temper.
1883. James Payn, The Canon's Ward, ch. xi. She treated all subjects in the same light way; . . . from aversion to serious thoughts of any kind, which she stigmatised generally as the doldrums.
Dole, subs. (Winchester College).—A
stratagem or trick. [From
Latin dolus.]
Dolifier, subs. (Winchester College).—One
who contrives a trick.—See
Dole.
Dollar, subs. (common).—A five-shilling
piece. Half-dollar =
half-a-crown, or two shillings.
For synonyms, see Caroon.
Dollop, subs. and verb (common).
A lot; All the dollop = the
whole thing. Cf., quot., 1812.
In Norfolk to dollop = to dole
out; also to 'plank.' Dolloping
= throwing down.
1812. Vaux, Flash Dict., s.v. = the whole sum of money.
1853. Notes and Queries, 16 July, p. 65, col., 2. Applied to lumps of any substances, whether food or otherwise. Such a phrase as this might be heard: What a dollop of fat you have given me.
1871. Beli's Life, 23 Dec. All we wish to convey is, that a large bait is absolutely necessary to a heavy bag of chub. Exceptions may arise, as giants may dally with crumbs, but as a rule these fish desire a dollop.
1876. Hindley, Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 28. I have known men literally give their goods away, or to throw them at each other, which is termed dolloping.
1883. Daily Telegraph, 8 March, p. 4, col. 1. A dollop of something having a mortar-like appearance, imaginatively styled pudding.
Dolly, subs. (venery).—1. A
mistress. For synonyms, see
Barrack-hack and Tart.
