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<h1>Dogeless</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Doge"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without a doge.</def>

<i> Byron.</i>

<h1>Dog-faced</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"-faced`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a face resembling that of a dog.</def>

<cs><col>Dog-faced baboon</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any baboon of the genus <spn>Cynocephalus</spn>. See <er>Drill</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dog fancier</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog" fan`cier</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.</def>

<h1>Dogfish</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A small shark, of many species, of the genera <spn>Mustelus</spn>, <spn>Scyllium</spn>, <spn>Spinax</spn>, etc.</def>

<note>&hand; The European spotted dogfishes (<spn>Scyllium catudus</spn>, and <spn>S. canicula</spn>) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is <spn>Mustelus canis</spn>; the common picked, or horned dogfish (<spn>Squalus acanthias</spn>) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The bowfin (<spn>Amia calva</spn>). See <er>Bowfin</er>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The burbot of Lake Erie.</def>

<h1>Dog-fox</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"-fox`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A male fox</def>. See the Note under <er>Dog</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>6.</b> <i>Sir W. Scott</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to species of the genus <spn>Cynalopex</spn>.</def>

<h1>Dogged</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ged</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Fron. <er>Dog</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Sullen; morose.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The sulky spite of a temper naturally <b>dogged</b>. <i> Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent; <as>as, <ex>dogged</ex> resolution; <ex>dogged</ex> work.</as></def>

<h1>Doggedly</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ged*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.</def>

<h1>Doggedness</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ged*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Sullenness; moroseness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence.</def>

<h1>Dogger</h1> <Xpage=442>

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