User:Fonzy~enwiktionary/Dictionary/Dog

Etymology
From old English docga, middle English dogge, further origin unknown.

Pronunciation
[Dog] \Dog\dôg\ IPA: [dɔg], [doƱg]

Noun
Plural = dogs
 * 1) A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" Usage Note: The word dog can be used to refer exclusively to the male of the genus, the feminine form being bitch. # A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
 * 2) Informal term for a man: "you lucky dog"
 * 3) Pejorative term for someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" #:Quotations
 * 1599 - Robert Greene, Alphonsus, King of Aragon (1599). Act 3.
 * Blasphemous dog, I wonder that the earth
 * Doth cease from renting vnderneath thy feete,
 * To swallow vp those cankred corpes of thine.
 * 1) A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
 * 2) Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

Verb

 * 1) Go after with the intent to catch
 * 2) Nautical To fasten a hatch securely, "It is very important to dog down these hatches....".

Proverbs and Idioms

 * dog tired
 * dog-eat-dog
 * dog's life
 * Every dog has its day
 * gone to the dogs
 * rain cats and dogs