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dogs in blankets

dogs in blankets is the plural of dog in a blanket.

Meaning of dog in a blanket

Noun

dog in a blanket (plural dogs in blankets)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) Synonym of roly-poly (“a kind of steamed pudding”).
    • The dog-in-a-blanket making its appearance, Clara cut three beauteous slices, with spiral rings of black currant alternating with suet.1867, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Six Cushions, page 72
    Synonyms:
    roly-poly

Questions about dogs in blankets

What is dogs in blankets the plural of?
Dogs in blankets is the plural of dog in a blanket.

Words near dogs in blankets in the dictionary

  1. dogs around
  2. dogs bark, cats meow
  3. dogs have masters, cats have staff
  4. dogs have masters; cats have staff
  5. dogs have owners, cats have staff
  6. dogs in blankets
  7. dogs in mangers
  8. dogs in the manger
  9. dogs it
  10. dogs of war
  11. dogs out

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