dogmen
dogmen is the plural of dogman.
Meaning of dogman
Noun (1)
dogman (plural dogmen)
- A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer; specifically, a man who trains dogs for the bloodsport of dogfighting.
- Every one of those dogmen has been either cajoled, bribed, or commanded by his own particular Circe to take the dear household pet out for an airing.1899–1910, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Ulysses and the Dogman”, in Sixes and Sevens, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1911, →OCLC, page 64
- An alleged cryptid or mythological creature that is part dog and part man; also (religion) a deity who is part dog and part man.
- [T]his tradition certainly influenced that of Dog-Men (cynanthropy) and of dog-headed men (cynocephaly), […] Dog-Men, however, have historically enjoyed a much richer and more varied mythology than their lycanthropic cousins, no doubt as a result of the ambiguity of the dog itself as much as of...1991, David Gordon White, “Hell is Other People”, in Myths of the Dog-man, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 15
- A man who sells dog meat.
- You think he could barter and cheat / As vulgar diplomates use, / With the people’s heart in his breast? / […] / And filch the dogman’s meat / To feed the offspring of God?1860, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Napoleon III in Italy”, in Poems before Congress, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, stanza XV, page 16
Noun (2)
dogman (plural dogmen)
- An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.
- Throughout 1970 there were repeated calls, particularly from Brian Hogan and Owens, for the banning of dogmen riding hooks, a demand firmly resisted by employers unwilling to hire the extra dogmen required. Accordingly, during 1972 the union embarked upon a concerted campaign to enforce the use of...1998, Meredith Burgmann, Verity Burgmann, “Civilising the Industry”, in Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers’ Federation, Sydney, N.S.W....
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