flip dog
flip dog noun: a heated iron used to warm flip (the drink).
Noun
flip dog (plural flip dogs)
- A heated iron used to warm flip (the drink).
- Away went Philemon, having first thrust the heavy end of the flip-dog into the bed of coals glowing under the forestick.1865, Charles Ames Washburn, Gomery of Montgomery: a Family History, page 198
- One of the most popular is said to have been of "home brewed beer", sweetened with sugar, molasses, or dried pumpkin, and flavored with a liberal dash of rum, then stirred in a great mug or pitcher with a red hot hottle or flip dog, which made the liquor foam and gave it a burnt, bitter taste.1902, Edward Field, The political development of the towns, page 574
- Synonyms:
- loggerhead
- A backbend in which the body is supported by one arm and one leg, usually entered from either a side plank pose or from downward-facing dog.
- A fun backbend, Flip Dog opens your chest and strengthens your shoulder girdle, working the opposite direction of how you use your shoulders while climbing.2016, Nicole Tsong, Yoga for Climbers: How to Stretch, Strengthen and Climb Higher
- Keep your hips lifted as much as possible during the transition from three point to flip dog.2015, Jennifer DeCurtins, The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions, page 19
- Synonyms:
- wild thing
Examples of flip dog in a sentence
- The hot and heady New England tavern concoction called flip was slightly sweet, rum, ale and spice beverage heated to a caramelized froth with the wrought iron flip dog.2015, Elyse Moore, “Flip Dog in the Shad House: Commercial Fisheries Markets and Tavern Culture at Hadley Falls 1730-1880”, in Mark...
- Before we explore the common "flip dog" entrance, let's look at coming into wild thing from side plank, an entrance that is often more accessible and less taxing on the shoulders.2020, Dianne Bondy, Kat Heagberg Rebar, Yoga Where You Are, page 151:
Synonyms of flip dog
Forms of flip dog
| plural | flip dogs |
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Questions about flip dog
- What does flip dog mean?
- Flip dog means a heated iron used to warm flip (the drink).
- How do you use flip dog in a sentence?
- The hot and heady New England tavern concoction called flip was slightly sweet, rum, ale and spice beverage heated to a caramelized froth with the wrought iron flip dog.
- What part of speech is flip dog?
- Flip dog is a noun.
- What is the plural of flip dog?
- The plural of flip dog is flip dogs.
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