- hang-dog
- I. n.
Mean, base, or scurvy fellow, blackguard, bezonian.II. a.Sneaking, base, low, blackguard, villanous, scurvy.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.
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hang-dog — (adj.) also hangdog, 1670s, befitting a hang dog, a despicable, degraded fellow, so called either from notion of being fit only to hang a dog (Cf. cutthroat) or of being a low person (i.e. dog) fit only for hanging. As a noun from 1680s … Etymology dictionary
hang|dog — «HANG DG, DOG», adjective, noun. –adj. ashamed or sneaking; degraded: »the hangdog look of a boy caught stealing. –n. a degraded fellow fit only to hang dogs or to be hanged like a dog … Useful english dictionary
hang dog — noun To hang on the rope after falling off a climb. Syn: gallows bird, wag halter … Wiktionary
hang-dog — see hangdog … English dictionary
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