dog

Etymology 1
(akin to 🇨🇬), from, , of  origin.

The original meaning seems to have been a common dog, as opposed to a well-bred one, or something like 'cur', and perhaps later came to be used for stocky dogs. Possibly a pet-form diminutive with suffix (compare, ), appended to a base ,  of unclear origin and meaning. One possibility is (compare  from ). Another proposal is that it derives from 🇨🇬, the origin of 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The theory goes that it could have been an epithet for dogs, commonly used by children, meaning "good/useful animal.". Another is that it is related to, from , whence.

In 14th-century England, (from ) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype resembling the modern mastiff and bulldog. By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to breeds used for hunting. In the 16th century, the word dog was adopted by several continental European languages as their word for.

Despite similarities in forms and meaning, not related to.

Noun

 * 1) A mammal of the family :
 * 2) The species  (sometimes designated ), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
 * 3) Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives ; canid.
 * 4)  A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
 * 5)  The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
 * 6) A person:
 * 7)  A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
 * 8)  A man, guy, chap.
 * 9)  Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
 * 10)  A sexually aggressive man.
 * 11) A mechanical device or support:
 * 12) Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
 * 13)  A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
 * 14) A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
 * 15)  A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway.
 * 16)  The eighteenth Lenormand card.
 * 17) A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
 * 18)  An underdog.
 * 19)  Foot; toe.
 * 20)  (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
 * 21) One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
 * 22)  Something that performs poorly.
 * 23)  A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
 * 24)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 25)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1) A mechanical device or support:
 * 2) Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
 * 3)  A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
 * 4) A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
 * 5)  A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway.
 * 6)  The eighteenth Lenormand card.
 * 7) A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
 * 8)  An underdog.
 * 9)  Foot; toe.
 * 10)  (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
 * 11) One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
 * 12)  Something that performs poorly.
 * 13)  A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
 * 14)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 15)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1)  (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
 * 2) One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
 * 3)  Something that performs poorly.
 * 4)  A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
 * 5)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 6)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1)  A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
 * 2)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 3)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 2)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1)  A cock, as of a gun.
 * 2)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
 * 1)  A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.

Synonyms

 * taxonomic names:, , , Canis canis, Canis aegyptius, Canis familiarus aegyptius, Canis melitaeus, Canis familiarus melitaeus, Canis molossus, Canis familiarus molossus, Canis saultor, Canis familiaris saultor
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:dog
 * , chap, dude, fellow, guy, man; see also Thesaurus:man
 * , chap, dude, fellow, guy, man; see also Thesaurus:man
 * , chap, dude, fellow, guy, man; see also Thesaurus:man

Verb

 * 1)  To pursue with the intent to catch.
 * 2)  To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
 * 3)  To fasten a hatch securely.
 * 4)  To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
 * 5)  To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
 * 6)  To criticize.
 * 7)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
 * 1)  To fasten a hatch securely.
 * 2)  To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
 * 3)  To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
 * 4)  To criticize.
 * 5)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
 * 1)  To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
 * 2)  To criticize.
 * 3)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
 * 1)  To criticize.
 * 2)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
 * 1)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
 * 1)  To divide (a watch) with a comrade.

Derived terms

 * all dogged up

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Georgian: ნადირობა
 * German:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: ходя по петите
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:, , an den Fersen bleiben


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , ,

Etymology 2
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Adjective

 * 1)  Of inferior quality; dogshit.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Etymology
. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) dog

Etymology 1
, which is translation of, which is a homophone of , which is a euphemism of.

Etymology 2
From.

Etymology
, which was borrowed from, ultimately from.

Adverb

 * 1) however

Conjunction

 * 1) though

Etymology
. Attested since the 16th century.

Noun

 * 1) A large, especially one of certain breeds.

Etymology
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Etymology
From *dwog(a) < *udwoga < *gudwaga <. Related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) dog

Etymology
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Interjection

 * 1) thump, dub

Adverb

 * 1) however

Conjunction

 * 1) though

Etymology
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1) mastiff

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) mastiff

Etymology
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Etymology
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