Reverse Dictionary: DO – DOH

DO, DOING – ADJECTIVES
– doing, active, practical; pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds ACTUAL c1315 obs.
– doing, as opposed to theoretical; done with labour OPERARIOUS 1656 obs. rare
– doing, as opposed to theoretical; done with labour OPERARY 1612 obs.
 
DO etc. – NOUNS
– a doing or making something FACTION 1612 obs.
– actual doing, carrying out in deed DEEDING 1606 obs. rare
– doing, action, performance AFFAIR c1500 obs. rare
– doing, action; the process of acting ACTURE 1593 obs. rare
– doings, occupations; what one is about; something under consideration WHATABOUTS 1830 rare
– doings, proceedings, to-do GANNINS-ON 1889 Eng. dial.
– the art, knack, or trick of doing of anything FEAT c1386 obs.
– the doing or execution of a condition, obligation, feudal service, etc. FEASANCE 1538 obs.
 
DO etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a doer; a person who performs or takes part in an action ACTOR c1425
– a doer, a promoter, an agent FACIENT 1871 Sc.  
– a female doer; a woman who performs an action ACTRESS 1586 obs.
– a person who does anything; a doer FACIENT a1670 rare
– a person who does or makes anything; a doer, maker, performer, perpetrator FACTOR 1563 obs. or arch.
 
DO etc. – PHRASES
– I’m not doing anything AIN’T NOWHERE 1940s African-American college sl.
– said of one who wishes to do or see something LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT 20C sl.
 
DO etc. – VERBS
– to come very close to doing something COME IN A PEA 1959 Amer. dial.
– to come very close to doing something COME NIGH AS A PEA 1901 Amer. dial.
– to do I-DO 971 obs.
– to do anything anyone else can TAKE ONE’S FINGER OUT  1980s US college sl.
– to do anything; to make FAKE E19 sl.
– to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up NIGGER UP 1967 Amer. dial., derogatory
– to do or act HUM Bk1970 US students’ sl.
– to do so ROBINSON CRUSOE 1960 UK rhyming sl.
– to do, to go on favourably, to succeed FAY c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to do, to make happen to PUT ON 1960s sl., orig. African-American
– to do; to perform, effect, esp. a trick or shady act PULL 1916 Amer. sl.
– to do, to perform; to make GAR a1300 obs. rare
– to do what is necessary; to do what one must do DO ONE’S DO 20C US sl.
– to do what one does best PLAY ONE’S GIG Bk1970 US students’ sl.
– to do what you do well COOK 1950s Amer. sl.
– to follow one’s own interests or inclinations independently of others DO ONE’S OWN THING 1841 sl., orig. US
– to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action PULL IT OUT 1910s sl., orig. Aust.
– to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action PULL ONE’S FINGER OUT 1910s sl., orig. Aust.
– to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action REMOVE ONE’S DIGIT 1910s sl., orig. Aust.
– to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action TAKE ONE’S FINGER OUT 1910s sl., orig. Aust.
– to get something done that has to be done, but that you don’t really want to do GET THE OX OUT OF THE DITCH 1967 Amer. dial.
– to go around doing something one shouldn’t be doing HALF-HAM 1954 Amer. dial.
– to make ready to do or act PREPARE TO PUCKER Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– to make ready to do or act PROCEED TO PUCKER Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– to start doing something JUMP OFF 1970s sl.

DO AWAY WITH – VERBS
– to do away with, to abolish, to destroy, to remove DISANNUL 1892 Eng. dial.

DOCILE, DOCILITY – ADJECTIVES
– docile and meek, tractable SOUPLE Bk1913 Amer. dial.
– docile, obedient BIDDABLE 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– docile, obedient BIDDENABLE Bk1911 Sc. 
– docile, obedient; capable of obedience; compliant, submissive, yielding OBEDIBLE 1622 obs. rare
– docile, pliable, flexible BEISUM a1225 obs.
– docile, quiet, civil DOCIOUS 1853 Amer. dial.
– docile, tame; said of animals PACK 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– docile, tame; said of animals PACKT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– docile, tractable, easy to manage GAIN 1809 Eng. dial.

DOCILE etc.– NOUNS
– docility; compliance BIDDABLENESS Bk1911 Sc. 
– docility, tameness, domesticity TAMEHED c1250 obs. rare
– docility, tractableness; capability of being easily led or influenced DUCTILITY 1654

DOCK WORKER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a casual, non-union dock labourer SEA-GULL c1926 NZ sl.
– a civilian dock worker in a naval dockyard YARDBIRD 1963 US sl.
– a docker, a stevedore, or other wharf-worker WHARFIE 1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
– a dock worker; a member of a company of riverside workers GANGSMAN 1740
– a dockyard labourer YARDIE 1902 Eng. dial. 
– a labourer employed in landing goods at a dockyard HEAVER 1587
– a labourer who works on docks or wharves, esp. a longshoreman DOCK-WALLOPER 1838 US sl.
– a person who loads and unloads a ship using a gangway GANGWAY MAN 1841
– a worker who loads and unloads freight at a loading dock; a warehouse worker DOCK MONKEY1939 US sl.
– a workman at a dock who unloads tea and does any necessary repairs to the packing, etc. TEA-COOPER 1887

DOCTOR – ADJECTIVES
– pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines QUACK L18 sl.
– pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines QUACKY L16 sl.
– relating to a doctor or to medicine; medical IATRIC 1851 rare
– relating to a doctor or to medicine; medical IATRICAL 1716
 
DOCTOR – NOUNS
– a doctor’s box of miscellaneous supplies and equipment PANDORA’S BOX 1721 US
– doctors’ short hand for the facetious diagnoses, Unexplained Beer Injury UBI 2003 UK medical sl.
– fear of going to the doctor IATROPHOBIA Bk1991
– the order of doctors IATRARCHY a1843 nonce word
 
DOCTOR – NOUNS, PERSON  (also see PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, etc.)
– a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses BARBER-SURGEON 1626
– a barber who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with the trade of a barber BARBER CHIRURGEON Bk1795
– a chiropractor NOACH DOCTOR 1963 Amer. dial.
– a dermatologist ZIT DOCTOR 1980s US teen sl.
– a doctor AESCULAPIAN;  ESCULAPIAN 1694 rare
– a doctor BLACK-BAG TOTER 1966 Amer. dial.
– a doctor BOLUS c1850 US criminals’ sl.
– a doctor BONE-BREAKER 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BONE-BUTCHER 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BONE-CRUSHER 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BONE DOCTOR 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BONES 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BONE-SETTER 1965 Amer. jocular usage
– a doctor BUTCH Bk2006 US sl., derogatory
– a doctor BUTCHER 1849 US prison & military sl.
– a doctor CASTOR OIL ARTIST 1925 US sl.
– a doctor CLYSTER-PIPE 17C sl.
– a doctor CROCUS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a doctor CROKER Bk1914 criminals’ sl.
– a doctor DOC 1840 sl.
– a doctor DOC YAK 1967 Amer. dial.
– a doctor EPOSSOM SALTS;  EPOSSUM SALTS 1931 Amer. logging usage
– a doctor EPSOM SALTS 1968 Amer. logging usage
– a doctor GALEN 1598 jocular usage
– a doctor GALLY-POT Bk1886 Eng. dial., nickname
– a doctor GARGARISM Bk1888 humorous usage
– a doctor HACKEEM;  HAKEEM;  HAKIM 1623 Middle East & S. Asia
– a doctor KING’S PROCTOR 20C rhyming sl.
– a doctor LECHERE;  LEECHER c1374 rare
– a doctor LEECH c900
– a doctor LEECHMAN 1591 obs.
– a doctor MAN-MENDER a1641 obs.
– a doctor MEDICIAN 1597 obs.
– a doctor MEDICINE SHARP 1897 US jocular usage
– a doctor MEDICINER 1610 Sc.
– a doctor MEDICO M19 sl.
– a doctor MEDICUS 1570
– a doctor MED-MAN 1940s sl.
– a doctor NEEDLE MAN 1965 Amer. dial.
– a doctor NEEDLE PUNCHER 1965 Amer. dial.
– a doctor NEEDLE PUSHER 1965 Amer. dial.
– a doctor PILL 1860 sl.
– a doctor PILL-PEDDLER 1857 sl.
– a doctor PILL-PUSHER 1857 sl.
– a doctor PILL-ROLLER 1857 sl.
– a doctor PILL-TOTER 1857 sl.
– a doctor PILL-TOTER 1966 Amer. dial.
– a doctor QUACK 1919, orig. Aust. & NZ 
– a doctor SCABLIFTER 1996 UK sl. 
– a doctor TAMPON 2005 S. Afr.
– a doctor TAMPON TIFFIE 2005 S. Afr.
– a doctor VET 1925 jocular usage
– a doctor VETERINARIAN 1930s sl., orig. military usage
– a doctor; a medic or corpsman BAND-AID 1975 sl., orig. US military usage
– a doctor; a person skilled in medicine ARTIST 1565 obs.
– a doctor based in the community and specializing in primary care, i.e. caring for those making an initial approach for medical advice and giving routine treatment GENERAL PRACTITIONER 1823
– a doctor, esp. a company doctor CROAK 1879 UK sl.
– a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge SANGRADO 1820
– a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge SANGRADOR 1832
– a doctor of the early frontier who carried his medicine and implements in saddlebags as he rode over the range calling upon his patients SADDLEBAG DOCTOR  Bk1945 US Western sl. 
– a doctor; one who gives a dose DOSER DOG DOCTOR 1954 Amer. dial., contemptuous usage
– a doctor; one who heals wounds, diseases, the sick, etc. HEALER c1175
– a doctor; one who wears a cap of velvet VELVET-CAP 1602 obs.
– a doctor that in his way of practice follows Galen’s method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor GALENIST 1594
– a doctor that in his way of practice follows Galen’s method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor GALENITE 1606 obs.
– a doctor that is also a mathematician;  a doctor who cures in a mathematical way IATROMATHEMATIC 1656 obs.
– a doctor; the Roman god of medicine AESCULAPIUS;  ESCULAPIUS 1714
– a doctor who considers his patients to be as intelligent as a rock GEOLOGIST 1978 US sl.
– a doctor who cures diseases by the use of unguents IATRALIPTIC 1656 rare
– a doctor who cures in a mathematical way IATROMATHEMATICIAN 1727
– a doctor who is happy to supply illegal drugs ICE-TONG DOCTOR 1930s US drug culture sl.
– a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally PILL-PUSHER M20 US drug culture sl.
– a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally PILL-ROLLER M20 US drug culture sl.
– a doctor who is not very capable DOG DOCTOR 1954 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who is not very capable OLD FART 1965 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who is not very capable or doesn’t have a very good reputation JAKELEG DOCTOR 1969 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who is not very capable or doesn’t have a very good reputation LONGHEAD 1968 Amer. dial., derogatory
– a doctor who is not very capable or doesn’t have a very good reputation NO-COUNT 1965 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who is not very capable or doesn’t have a very good reputation OLD DOC YAK 1967 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who provides narcotics for an addict CROAKER 1978 US sl.
– a doctor who regards his patients as of animal intelligence VETERINARIAN 1978 US sl.
– a doctor who specializes in internal medicine WOMAN DOCTOR 1985 US sl.
– a doctor who travelled through the mountains on horseback, often for great distances SADDLE-POCKET DOCTOR 1981 Amer. dial.
– a doctor who treats mental diseases MAD-DOCTOR 1703
– a doctor who uses, or specializes in the use of caustic remedies PYRURGIAN 1684 obs.
– a doctor who views his patients as having plant-level intelligence BOTANIST 1978 US sl.
– a doctor who will treat criminals without informing the police, or who will supply drugs SADDLEBAG DOCTOR 1929 criminals’ sl.
– a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user WRITER 1930s drug culture sl.
– a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user WRITING CROAKER 1930s drug culture sl.
– a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user WRITING DOCTOR 1930s drug culture sl.
– a doctor who writes illegal prescriptions for drug users AUTHOR 1980s US drug culture sl.
– a doctor with doctor parents INBRED 2002 UK medical sl. 
– a family-practice doctor whose role is to keep costs low by allowing only a certain number of patients to go to specialists GATEKEEPER Bk2006 Amer. HMO sl.
– a female doctor DOCTORESS 1577 old-fashioned or derogatory
– a female doctor DOCTRIX 1604 obs.
– a female doctor SHE-MEDICO M19 sl.
– a gastroenterologist GUTS AND BUTTS DOC 1994 US sl.
– a gynaecologist CANOE INSPECTOR 1965 US sl.
– a gynaecologist FANNY QUACK 1999 UK sl.
– a gynaecologist GYNAE 1982 sl.
– a gynaecologist PUSSY-PROBER 1980s US sl.
– a medical doctor MOVING DOCTOR 2002 Can. sl., (from MD)
– an anaesthetist GAS-PASSER 1961 US sl.
– an anaesthetist GASSER 2002 UK medical sl.
– an autopsy surgeon CANOE-MAKER 1970 US police sl.
– an ennobled doctor GALLYPOT BARONET Bk1909 society usage
– an illegal practitioner of medicine ICE-TONGS DOCTOR 1929 US sl. 
– an itinerant quack-doctor; one who poses as a medical expert HEDGE CROCUS 1851
– an obstetrician BABY CATCHER 1965 Amer. dial.
– an obstetrician BABY-SNATCHER 1925 US sl.
– an obstetrician GRANNY DOCTOR 1917 Amer. dial.
– an obstetrician WOMAN DOCTOR 1966 Amer. dial.
– an obstetrician; one skilled in midwifery OLD DOC YAK a1800 rare
– an obstetrician; one versed in tocology TOCOLOGIST 1902
– a nonsurgeon doctor MOPE 1994 hospital usage, derogatory
– an ophthalmic surgeon; an oculist OPHTHALMIATER 1761 rare
– an orthopaedic surgeon ORTHOPOD 1960 sl.
– an orthopaedist CARPENTER 1994 US sl.
– an unscrupulous doctor who prescribes mood-altering drugs, esp. amphetamines, on demand DOCTOR FEELGOOD 1973 US sl.
– an untrained doctor; an ignorant person who pretends to a knowledge of medicine or of wonderful remedies QUACKSALVER 1579 rare
– an untrained doctor; an ignorant person who pretends to a knowledge of medicine or of wonderful remedies QUACKSTER 1709 obs. rare
– an untrained doctor; an ignorant pretender to medical or surgical skill QUACK 1659
– anaesthetists and surgeons GASSERS AND SLASHERS 2002 UK medical sl.
– a prison doctor CROAKER 1859 sl., now mainly US
– a proctologist BACK-DOOR MAN 1962 Amer. medical sl.
– a quack doctor JACK-LEG 1853 US sl. 
– a regimental doctor SAWBONES World War I Amer. sl.
– a surgeon BLADE 1974 US medical usage
– a surgeon BUTCHER 1849 US prison & military sl.
– a surgeon FLESH-TAILOR E17 sl.
– a surgeon HAND-WORKER 1565
– a surgeon MACK THE KNIFE 1980 US sl.
– a surgeon MAN-MENDER a1641 obs.
– a surgeon PILLS World War I Amer. sl.
– a surgeon SAWBONES 19C sl.
– a surgeon; a person skilled in medicine ARTIST 1565 obs.
– a young surgeon LINT-SCRAPER Bk1903 sl.
– a young surgeon VACCINATOR Bk1865 sl. 
– Jewish doctors CACAMS Bk1717 
 
DOCTOR – NOUNS, PERSON, OTHER
– an Over-Anxious Patient OAP 2002 UK doctors’ usage
– a surgeon’s assistant CUB c1690 Brit. sl.
 
DOCTOR – VERBS
– to play the ‘quack’ (doctor) QUACK 17C colloq.
– to write prescriptions for narcotics WRITE 1930s drug culture sl.

DOCUMENT, DOCUMENTATION – NOUNS
– a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication SCREED 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a document, an inscription, text; anything written; a written warrant or authority LETTER c1325 obs.
– a document, a note, a letter BILLET 1847 Amer. dial.
– a document; a writing, a letter TITLE c1330 obs.
– a document; a writing; an inscription SCRIPTION 1597 obs.
– a document (contract, agreement, indenture, etc.) with seals attached RAGMAN 1362 obs.
– any form of legal or similarly authoritative documentation, such as a marriage certificate, prison documentation PAPER 1940s sl.
– a written document or note; that which is written by hand; a piece of written matter HANDWRITING 1534 obs. or arch.
– documents collectively BUMF 1889 sl.
– documents, either physical or electronic DOX 1977 colloq.
– written documents collectively; paper bearing writing PAPER 1386 obs.

DOCUMENT etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person UNDERSCRIBER c1785 Sc.
– a person whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person UNDERSCRIVER 1785 Sc. obs.
– a person who signs a document, the undersigned UNDERSUBSCRIBER 1703 Sc. obs.

DOCUMENTARY – NOUNS
– a documentary DOCO 1995 Aust. colloq.
– a documentary film DOCU 1991 sl.
– a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama DOCU-SOAP 1991

DODGE, DODGING – NOUNS
– a dodge, an artifice; a cunning of crafty scheme SUBTILITY 1390 obs.
– a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme FAKE 1829 sl.
– a dodge, a trick GUM-GAME 1840 US sl.
– a dodge, a trick; a knack; a verbal catch QUIFF 1881 Eng. dial.
– a dodge, a trick; a quibble, catch; a question asked in order to elicit information QUIRK 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice RORT c1910 Aust. sl.
– a dodge, a trick, a scheme; a swindle or a means of deception RACKET 1812 sl.
– a dodge, a trick, a stratagem QUEEF 1923 Sc.

DODGE etc. – PHRASES
– dodging the law; on the dodge AMONG THE WILLOWS 1968 Amer. dial.

DODGE etc. – VERBS
– to come up with a cunning dodge or trick; to go or do well, to get along pleasantly QUIFF L19 sl.
– to dodge a blow; to escape; to elude WAIVE 1303 obs.
– to dodge, to avoid doing SCOFF 1969 Sc.
– to dodge, to evade FLANK M19 US sl., orig. military

DOER – see DO

DOG – ADJECTIVES
– addicted to dogs DOG-GIVEN c1611 obs. rare
– bowlegged; having crooked legs; said of dogs BENCH-KNEED 1906 Amer. dial.
– bowlegged; having crooked legs; said of dogs BENCH-LEGGED 1866 Amer. dial.
– curly-haired; said of a dog FEATHERY 1889
– dog-devouring CANIVOROUS 1835 nonce word
– dog-like, canine CANINAL 1599 obs.
– having the tail cut short or cut off; said of dogs CURTAL 1599 obs.
– howling, yelping BAWLING 1594 obs.
– in heat; said of a bitch SALTING Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– in heat; said of a bitch SALTY 1603 obs.
– in heat; said of bitches SALT 1541 obs.
– loving dogs, fond of dogs PHILOCYNIC 1815
– miscellaneous in breed or quality; said of a pack of hounds BOBBERY 1878 Anglo-Indian
– mongrel, worthless; said of a dog POTLICKING 1929 Amer. dial.
– not purebred; said of a dog GRADE 1968 Amer. dial.
– pert. to a dog CANICULAR 1592 humorous usage
– relating to a dog’s ideas and ways of looking at things CYNOMORPHIC 1892 nonce usage

DOG – INTERJECTIONS
– a call of encouragement to a dog hunting rabbits, etc. YOCKS Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a call to a dog ISCA! 1800 Sc.
– a call to a dog ISK! 1800 Sc.
– a call to a dog ISKEY!;  ISKIE! 1800 Sc.
– a call to a dog ISKISS! 1800 Sc.
– a command to a dog to lie down and remain still DEAD DOG! 1965 Amer. dial.
– an exclamation used to drive away a dog or to hound him on to another animal TCHEW! 1890 Ireland

DOG – NOUNS
– a bad dog BONE POLISHER 1926 Amer. dial.
– a barking dog YAMPHER 1804 Sc.
– a beagle BEADLE 1930 Amer. dial.
– a Blenheim spaniel MARLBOROUGH DOG 1861
– a blood-dog BLOG Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a bloodhound HOT MUTT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a bloodhound LURGG DOG 1605 Sc. obs.
– a bloodhound LYAM-DOG 1805
– a bloodhound LYAM-HOUND;  LYME-HOUND 1527 obs.
– a bloodhound SNOOP-HOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a Blue Heeler, an Australian cattle dog BLUEY 1910s Aust. sl.
– abnormal love of dogs CYNOMANIA Bk1991
– a Chihuahua ASTHMA DOG 1953 Amer. dial.
– a Chihuahua RAT DOG 1998 Amer. dial.
– a collie or shepherd’s dog NEUKATYKE Bk1905 Sc.
– a company of hounds HARL 1827 Eng. dial.
– a cowardly dog MEATER L19 Brit. sl., chiefly Cockneys’ usage
– a curly tail of a dog TRUNDLE-TAIL 1486 obs. or arch.
– a dachshund DACHS 1886 UK sl.
– a dachshund DACHSIE;  DACHSY 1961 UK sl.
– a dachshund DAXIE;  DAXY 1899 colloq.
– a dachshund DOG WITH A LONG WHEEL BASE AND A LOW ROAD CLEARANCE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dachshund DUTCH-HOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dachshund SAUSAGE DOG 1938 jocular usage
– a dachshund SAUSAGE HOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dachshund WIENER DOG 1922 N. Amer. colloq.
– a Dalmatian, a coach-dog CARRIAGE DOG 1824
– a dog BARKER Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
– a dog BAWTIE 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dog BEAINER Bk1898 Sc.
– a dog BENBITER Bk1898 Sc.
– a dog BISCUIT HOUND 1968 Amer. dial.
– a dog BONE-CRUSHER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog BONE EATER 1916 Amer. dial.
– a dog BONE HEAD 1966 Amer. dial.
– a dog BONE HOUND 1966 Amer. dial.
– a dog BONE POLISHER 1926 Amer. dial.
– a dog BOUFF Bk1911 Sc.
– a dog BOWSER;  BOWZER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog BOW-WOW 1785 juvenile usage
– a dog BOZO Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog BUFA 16C criminals’ sl.
– a dog BUFE 16C criminals’ sl.
– a dog BUFFER 1812 sl.
– a dog CAMBRA 18C sl.
– a dog DAWG 1898 sl.
– a dog DEEFA 1998 NZ sl., (‘d for dog’)
– a dog DISHLICKER 1983 Aust. sl.
– a dog DOGGIE;  DOGGY 1825 juvenile usage
– a dog DORG Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog FIDO Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog FLEA BAG Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog GROWLER 1822 Eng. dial. & sl.
– a dog GUY 1978 Amer. sl.
– a dog HOWLER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog HUSKY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog ILIO 1954-60 Hawaii
– a dog JUCK 1979 English gypsy usage
– a dog JUCKIE 1979 English gypsy usage
– a dog KI-YI 1895 US sl.
– a dog KIYOODLE;  KYOODLE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog KOMRA 18C sl.
– a dog MEAT HOUND 1967 Amer. dial., derogatory or jocular usage
– a dog MEESTLE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog ORNERY CUSS 1965 Amer. dial.
– a dog POOCH HOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog POOCH 1924 sl., orig. US
– a dog QUIEN M19 sl.
– a dog RAKKI 1908 Sc.
– a dog SCUTTER 1940 Amer. dial., derogatory or jocular usage
– a dog SHIT-EATER 1967 Amer. dial., derogatory
– a dog SNARLER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog SNARLEYOW Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog TAIL-WAGGER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog TEK 1899 Sc.
– a dog TIKE;  TYKE c1400 usually contemptuous usage
– a dog WAMMUL Eng. dial.
– a dog WOOF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog WOOF-WOOF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog WOOFY Brit. sl.
– a dog WOW-WOW 1887 colloq., chiefly child usage
– a dog YAPSTER B1900 sl.
– a dog YIP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog; a pup PURP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog, a worthless dog POT HOUND 1903 Amer. dial.
– a dog, esp. a greyhound CHERRY (HOG) 1960 UK rhyming sl.
– a dog, esp. a greyhound GOLLIE 1992 UK sl.
– a dog, esp. a greyhound GOLLIWOG 1992 UK rhyming sl.
– a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring BLACK TAN 1856 Amer. dial.
– a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring BLACK-AND-TAN 1884 Amer. dial.
– a dog, esp. a large one BAWTY c1536 Sc.
– a dog, esp. a vicious dog GNARLER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a dog for catching rats RATTENER B1900 Eng. dial.
– a dog kept tied or chained up, either to guard a house or because fierce TIE-DOG c1290 obs.
– a dog of an indigenous breed SIWASH DOG 1898 Amer. dial.
– a dog of any kind; a cur BANDY-HEWIT 1746 Eng. dial., contemptuous usage
– a dog of no matter what breed PUG c1860 colloq.
– a dog’s barking YABBLE 1866 Sc.
– a dog’s name, esp. the brindled bulldog breed DOUBLE-UGLY 19C Eng. dial.
– a dog’s nose when spotted or mottled BUTTERFLY NOSE 1878
– a dog’s tail NARRATIVE L19 UK middle class usage
– a dog that bites sheep WOOL-CLASSER Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– a dog that growls or snarls YARRER 1611 Eng. dial. obs.
– a dog that howls YAWLER 1611 rare
– a dog that kills sheep MUTTON HOUND 1968 Amer. dial.
– a dog that robs the hen’s nest EGG-SUCKING DOG 1950 Amer. dial.
– a dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house or on account of its ferocity; generally, a mastiff, a bloodhound BANDOG c1425
– a dog trained to detect hidden drugs D-DOG 1992 US sl.
– a dog trained to herd cattle RALLY DOG 1954 Amer. dial.
– a dog, usually a mongrel GOORI;  GOORIE;  GOORY 1937 NZ sl.
– a dog, usually one of mixed breed; a worthless dog POTLICKER 1929 Amer. dial.
– a dog, usually of unpretentious pedigree BOWLER 1977 Irish sl.
– a dog with a curly tail; a cur TRUNDLE-TAIL 1486 obs. or arch.
– a dog with legs spread apart and bent at the knees, such as a bulldog BENCH-KNEED FISTE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a female dog BICK Bk1845 Sc.
– a female dog DOGGESS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a female dog GIP;  GYP;  JIP 1830 Amer. dial.
– a female dog OLD GAL M19 sl.
– a female dog SLUT 1821 euphemism now rare or obs.
– a female dog TOAD 1922 Amer. dial.
– a female dog TOSEY 1950 Amer. dial.
– a female hound BRATCH Bk1911 Sc.
– a female hound LADY 1834 rare
– a female mongrel; a female dog of a mixed breed WHOREHOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a form of address to a female dog LASS 1834
– a fox terrier FOXY L19 Aust. sl.
– a greedy dog HANNIEL 1781 Eng. dial.
– a greedy or lazy dog HAINGLE 1825 Sc.
– a group or pack of fox hounds DERBY 1983 Amer. dial.
– a hound that bays or barks inopportunely BABBLER 1732 hunting usage
– a hunting dog, a hound BARSELETTE c1340 obs.
– a hunting dog, a hound BERCELET c1340 obs.
– a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons, possums or foxes BAWLING-HOUND 1929 Amer. dial.
– a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent RACHE c1000
– a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent RATCH c1000
– a Labrador dog LAB 1950s sl., orig. Can & US
– a Labrador dog LABBIE;  LABBY 1984
– a lap dog SNUGGLE-PUP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a lap dog SNUGGLE-PUPPY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a large dog of any species BATIE Bk1911 Sc.
– a lazy dog TOPSIDER 1910s Aust. sl.
– a leash for a dog LEAM 1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a leash for hounds LYAM;  LYME c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– a leash of hounds SUIT c1470 obs.
– a little dog with long curly hair; a poodle BARBET 1780
– a little puppy PUPPRELLE 1583 obs. rare
– a loud barking dog SHACK-ROUSER 1957 Amer. dial.
– a loud barking dog SHACK-ROUSTER 1957 Amer. dial.
– a male dog TOM-DOG 1859
– a Maori dog KURI 1838 NZ
– a mastiff dog MASTICE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a mastiff dog MASTIE-DOG Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a mastiff dog MASTIN 1483 obs. rare
– a mastiff dog MASTIS Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a mastiff dog MASTY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a Mexican Hairless dog PEON DOG 1892 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of any kind BANDY-HEWIT 1746 Eng. dial., contemptuous usage
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed ALLEY DOG 1967 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed AUMERIL Bk1898 Sc.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed BITSER;  BITZA;  BITZER 1936 Aust. sl.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed CUTE 1622 obs. rare
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed FENCE-CORNER BREED 1950 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed HEINIE 1966 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed KURI 1838 NZ
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed MAGA DOG 1950s W. Indies Rasta
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed MONG 1903 Aust. sl.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed MUTT 1906 sl., orig. US
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed OFF-BREED 1965 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed OUTLAW 1986 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed POI DOG 1938 Hawaii
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed RABBIT DOG 1966 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed RABBIT HOUND 1986 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed SOFKEE DOG 1965 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed SOONER 1873 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed SOUP HOUND 1922 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed STREET ACCIDENT 20C jocular usage
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed; a crossbreed X 1997 Can. sl.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed and uncertain breed BISCUIT-EATER 1970 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed HEINZ 1950 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed HEINZ 57 DOG 1965 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel; a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed HEINZ DOG 1950 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel dog with long body and short legs like a bench BENCH-FICE 1912 Amer. dial.
– a mongrel, kept as a watch-dog and allowed to forage for its food SALMON-TOT RETRIEVER 20C W. Indies sl.
– an Alsatian dog ALL STATIONS 2000s Aust. rhyming sl. or a jocular mispronunciation
– an Alsatian dog ALLY 2000s sl.
– an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside BUTTON EAR Bk1933
– an Eskimo dog ESKY 1910s US sl., derogatory
– a nickname for a dog PUG 1731 colloq.
– an inferior dog SOONER 1873 Amer. dial.
– an otherwise intelligent dog who takes up the wrong scent, as when a rabbit hound chases a fox DEMOCRAT HOUND 1975 Amer. dial.
– an uttering the prolonged cry of hounds EARNING  1575 obs.
– any breed of dog DEGREE 1962 Amer. dial.
– any dog BLOODHOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– any dog POODLE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– any dog, even of the best pedigree MONG c1940 Aust. sl.
– any small breed of dog RAT DOG 1986 Amer. dial.
– any small breed of dog RATTAIL 1986 Amer. dial.
– a pack of dogs GANG 1740 obs.
– a pack of female hounds LADY-PACK 1861
– a pack of hounds MUTE c1350 arch.
– a pet dog FAN-FAN 1834
– a pile of dog excrement BARKER’S NEST 1980s sl., orig. Aust.
– a place where hunting-dogs are kept VENERY 1653 obs.
– a pointer SCENT-DOG 1894 Sc.
– a police dog COP HOUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a puppy YAPPIE 1892 Sc.
– a racing greyhound DISHLICKER 1983 Aust. sl.
– a racing greyhound RABBIT CHASER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a scratching; a pawing, as a dog SCROBBLE Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– a section of dog faeces DOG-LOG Bk2006 US sl.
– a setter LYING-DOG 1818
– a sheepdog RAKE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a sheepdog YALKIE 1974 Sc.
– a sled dog FISH BURNER 1967 Alaskan usage
– a small dog FEIST 1770 US
– a small dog MESSAN 1641 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
– a small dog MESSET;  MISSET 1640 Eng. dial.
– a small dog of mixed breed FAIST;  FAUST;  FEIST 1850 Amer. dial.
– a small dog of mixed breed FEISTY 1939 Amer. dial.
– a small dog of mixed breed FICE;  FISE 1850 Amer. dial.
– a small dog of mixed breed FOUCE 1850 Amer. dial.
– a small dog of mixed breed FYCE;  PHYCE 1850 Amer. dial.
– a small dog PENNY-DOG 1930 Amer. dial.
– a small dog PENNY-FEIST 1939 Amer. dial.
– a small dog, esp. an aggressive one ANKLE-BITER 1967 colloq., orig. US
– a small dog or pup DOGLET Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a small hunting dog KENNET a1300 obs.
– a small hunting-dog VELTER 1598 obs.
– a small, often noisy, dog WHIFFET;  WHIFFIT 1767 Amer. dial.
– a small shovel carried to clear up a dog’s excrement from the street, etc. POOPERSCOOP 1976 sl.
– a small shovel carried to clear up a dog’s excrement from the street, etc. POOPERSCOOPER 1976 sl.
– a species of dog used in hunting, which follows its prey by sight and not by scent GAZE-HOUND 1570
– a stray dog that lives by scavenging PYE 1886 rare
– a stray dog that lives by scavenging PYE-DOG 1864 orig. Anglo-Indian
– a terrier EARTH-DOG 1616 obs.
– a terrier TARRIE;  TERRIE 1788 Sc.
– a vicious dog TAILOR’S HELPER 1930s US tramps’ sl.
– a wandering dog PADDLING-COLLIE Bk1905 N. Ireland
– a watchdog FOUR-LEGGED BURGLAR ALARM Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a watchdog PLANTATION DOG 1803 Amer. dial.
– a watchdog TENTER 1844 Eng. dial.
– a white mark down the face of a dog RACE 1523 obs.
– a woolly variety of dog MOPSY 1855
– a worthless dog EGG-SUCKER 1853 Amer. dial., derogatory
– a worthless dog FIST;  FYST 1850 Amer. dial.
– a worthless dog FISTE Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– a yelping dog, a cur YAP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a young dog LAD OF A PUP 1966 Amer. dial.
– a young dog YELPER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a young foxhound DERBY DOG 1933 Amer. dial.
– a young foxhound bitch DERBY GYP 1933 Amer. dial.
– a young greyhound till he is a year old SAPLING 1832
– distemper, a disease of dogs DOG ILL1874 obs. rare
– distemper in dogs HARM 1875 Eng. dial.
– dog excrement BARKER’S EGG 20C Aust. sl.
– dog excrement DATE 1712 US
– dog excrement DOG DO 1979 US sl.
– dog excrement DOG-DOO 20C Amer. sl.
– dog excrement DOG DOODY 2001 US euphemism
– dog excrement SCUMBER 1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– dog excrement, esp. when very old BARKER’S EGG 1980s sl., orig. Aust.
– dog excrement, recently excreted FRESH 20C US euphemism
– dog nature or race CANINITY 1794
– dogs employed to take up the chase in place of those that are spent DOGS OF EASEMENT 1616 obs.
– fear of dogs CYNOPHOBIA Bk1991
– food prepared for a dog LERRUPY 1967 Amer. dial.
– hatred of dogs MISOCYNY 1889
– meat laced with a drug used to put a guard dog to sleep; once accomplished the dog has been ‘puddened’ PUDDEN;  PUDDING 19C Brit. criminals’ sl.
– sympathy with dogs, kindness to dogs CANINITY 1864
– the Afghan hound BARUKHZY 1895
– the baying of hounds YEARNING 1531 obs.
– the bedtime howling of Alaskan dogs DOG OPERA Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– the canine teeth DRACS 2001 UK sl.
– the hair of a dog JACKET 1613
– the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc. BAWLING c1440 obs.
– the keeping of a number of dogs POLYDOGGERY 1875 nonce word
– the loud, continuous barking of a dog YALDER 1866 Sc.
– the matted hair of long-eared dogs DAG-LOCKS Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– the Mexican hairless dog CAST-IRON DOG 1853 Amer. dial. obs.
– the noise made by hounds when they give tongue before being sure of the scent BABBLE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay YOULDER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– the pendent part of a dog’s ear LEATHER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– the rearing of dogs CANICULTURE Bk1888 humorous usage
– the soft hair or feather on the back of the forelegs of a dog CULOTTE 1928
– the suppressed noise between a bark and a whine which a dog makes when watching for a rat CHANNER 19C Eng. dial.
– the West Highland white terrier POLTALLOCH TERRIER 1887
– the world or realm of dogs DOGDOM 1854 jocular usage
– what drops from the tongue of a dog FLAVERS 19C Eng. dial.

DOG – NOUNS, PERSON
– a dog fancier CANNIS-COVE Bk1891 Amer. sl.
– a dog fancier GAY-TIKE BOY;  GAY TYKE BOY 1821 sl.
– a dog-killer CANICIDE 1852
– a dog stealer BUFE NABBER 16C sl.
– a dog stealer BUFF-NAPPER Bk1890 sl.
– a female owner of a dog MOTHER 1922 colloq.
– a keeper of bloodhounds MOSHAY Bk1889 Amer. dial.
– a keeper of greyhounds YEOMAN-FEWTERER 1599 obs.
– a keeper of hounds VAUTERER 1679 obs. rare
– a keeper or attendant of hunting dogs VELTERER 1911 rare
– a lover of dogs CYNOPHILIST 1890
– a lover of dogs PHILOCYNIC 1865 obs. rare
– an attendant in charge of a pack of hounds BERNER a1425 obs.
– an official employed to whip dogs out of a church or chapel DOG-RAPPER 1854 Eng. dial. obs.
– a person in charge of a trained dog or dogs, esp. a police dog HANDLER 1908
– a person who ‘breaks’ or trains dogs, esp. for hunting DOG-BREAKER 1770
– a person who ‘breaks’ or trains dogs, esp. for hunting; a kennel attendant DIRDER;  DOG-DIRDER 1825 Sc.
– a person who exhibits a dog at a show or trial HANDLER 1897
– a person whose job it was to kill stray or unlicensed dogs DOG PELTER 1822 US

DOG – VERBS  (also see BARK and YELP)
– to attack or worry an animal; said of a dog SOOL 1849 Aust. & NZ sl.
– to bark confusedly while running in a pack; said of hunting dogs BABBLE 1967 Amer. dial.
– to bark or howl as a dog BAWL 1563 obs.
– to bark or yelp as a dog BAFF c1440 obs.
– to bark, to yelp; said of a dog GALE c1205 obs.
– to bay; said of a dog BELL 1942 Amer. dial.
– to bay; said of a hunting dog BAWL OUT 1926 Amer. dial.
– to bite playfully; said of a dog GAMSE 1929 Sc.
– to copulate; said of dogs LINE 1495
– to cry out eagerly, to give tongue; said of hounds YEARN 1523 obs.
– to cut off the balls of the feet of dogs, so as to render them unfit for hunting HARR a1050 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to evacuate the faeces, to defecate; said of a dog SCUMBER c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to have thoroughly good points; said of a dog FILL A GENTLEMAN’S EYE c1870 sporting, esp. dog fanciers’ sl.
– to howl or whine in a melancholy manner; said of a dog FOOF 1892 Ireland
– to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog SLENCH 1790 Eng. dial.
– to impregnate a bitch LIME 1555 obs.
– to impregnate a bitch LINE 1495
– to lose the scent or trail; said of a hunting dog FAULT 1936 Amer. dial.
– to pat the head of a dog FAWN ON a1300 obs.
– to paw, as a dog SCROBBLE Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– to run lightly and softly; said of a dog RUN NESH Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to snarl as a dog; to make a rough guttural trill HARR 1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to snarl, to growl; said of a dog NARR 1509 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to tie a tin can or similar object to the tail of a dog to frighten or annoy it TAILPIPE 1815
– to turn round before lying down, as a dog does MATHER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to whine; said of a dog VIRP 1932 Sc. (possibly a mistake for ‘yirp’)
– to yelp; said esp. of a puppy WAFF 1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

DOG-EARED – ADJECTIVES
– of a book, magazine, etc.: having a corner or corners folded or turned down, either through rough use or to mark a place DOG-LEAVED 1842 obs. rare

DOG FIGHTING – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who holds and incites a dog or gamecock in a fight or contest HANDLER 1783

DOGGED – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person with a dogged or downcast look; a skulking, cowardly fellow SCOUK Bk1904 Sc.

DOGMATIC, DOGMATISM, DOGMATIST – ADJECTIVES
– dogmatic; assertive, insistent AFFIRMATIVE 1650 obs.
– dogmatic, stubborn; cross, unsociable NARROW-CONTRACTED 1930 Amer. dial.
– dogmatic, stubborn, peculiar NARROW-NEBBED 1930 Amer. dial.

DOGMATIC etc. – NOUNS
– dogmatism, arrogance, self-conceit; favourable estimate of oneself or one’s own abilities OPINION 1588 obs.
– the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner BOW-WOW 1889

DOGMATIC etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– an obstinate dogmatist; an opinionated person OPINIONATIST 1634 obs.

DOG RACING – ADJECTIVES
– fast; quick; said of a racing dog SMART

DOG RACING – NOUNS
– an unofficial greyhound race track often used so that dogs could get a ‘kill’  to sharpen their appetites before an official race FLAPPER TRACK 1977 Ireland
– a racing greyhound DISHLICKER 1983 Aust. sl.
– a racing greyhound RABBIT CHASER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a racing greyhound that starts well but runs out of steam DAMP SQUIB 20C Aust. sl.
– a racing greyhound that will veer towards the inside rail no matter what its starting position MAD RAILER 1989 Aust. sl.
– a small, unlicensed dog racing track FLAPPING TRACK 1977 UK sl.
– dog racing THE GOLLIES 1992 UK sl.
– ‘the dogs’, i.e. greyhound racing or coursing THE YAPPIES 1940s Aust. sl.
– the electric hare used for greyhound racing TIN HARE 1920s sl., chiefly Aust.
– the inside starting position in greyhound racing CHERRY 1989 Aust. sl.

DOG RACING – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who drugs racings dogs to affect their racing performance NOBBLER 1982 US sl.

DOG RACING – VERBS
– to see that hounds or horses from one stable are separated in a race GUARD 1893 sporting sl.

DOG SLEDDING – NOUNS

– in Newfoundland: a way of attaching sled dogs SNOOGE 1957 Can. sl.