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dog-end

dog-end noun: a cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and discarded it.

Noun

dog-end (plural dog-ends)

  1. A cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and discarded it.
    Synonyms:
    fag end

Synonyms of dog-end

Forms of dog-end

pluraldog-ends
alternative formdog end
alternative formdogend

Origin of dog-end

From dog + end.

Questions about dog-end

What does dog-end mean?
Dog-end means a cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and discarded it.
What part of speech is dog-end?
Dog-end is a noun.
What is the plural of dog-end?
The plural of dog-end is dog-ends.

Words near dog-end in the dictionary

  1. dog-earedness
  2. dog-earing
  3. dog-ears
  4. dog-eat-dog
  5. dog-egg
  6. dog-end
  7. dog-ends
  8. dog-faced baboon
  9. dog-faced baboons
  10. dog-fennel
  11. dog-fennels

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