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<hw>Dog"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D., fr. <ets>dogger</ets> codfish, orig. used in the catching of codfish.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.</def>

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

<hw>Dog"ger</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.</def>

<h1>Doggerel</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ger*el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>dogerel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low in style, and irregular in measure; <as>as, <ex>doggerel</ex> rhymes</as>.</def>

<blockquote>This may well be rhyme <b>doggerel</b>, quod he. <i> Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Doggerel</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ger*el</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry.</def>

<blockquote><b>Doggerel</b> like that of Hudibras. <i> Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The ill-spelt lines of <b>doggerel</b> in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Doggerman</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ger*man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sailor belonging to a dogger.</def>

<h1>Dogget</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"get</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Docket. See <er>Docket</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Doggish</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"gish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Dog"*gish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Dog"gish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Doggrel</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"grel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Doggerel</er>.</def>

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

<hw>Dog"-head`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons.</def>

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

<hw>Dog"-heart`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inhuman; cruel.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Doghole</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"hole`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>dog-legged</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>dog"-leg`ged</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Arch)</fld> <def>Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole.</def>

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