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hair of the dog that bit one

hair of the dog that bit one noun: synonym of hair of the dog.

Noun

hair of the dog that bit one

  1. Synonym of hair of the dog.
    • Back they both went most lovingly to the house, and Jack wakened up Coomara; and perceiving the old fellow to be rather dull, he bid him not be cast down, for 'twas many a good man's case; said it all came of his not being used to the potyeen, and recommended him, by way of cure, to swallow a hair...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 537
    Synonyms:
    hair of the dog

Synonyms of hair of the dog that bit one

Questions about hair of the dog that bit one

What does hair of the dog that bit one mean?
Hair of the dog that bit one means synonym of hair of the dog.
What part of speech is hair of the dog that bit one?
Hair of the dog that bit one is a noun.

Words near hair of the dog that bit one in the dictionary

  1. hair moss
  2. hair mosses
  3. hair net
  4. hair nets
  5. hair of the dog
  6. hair of the dog that bit one
  7. hair oil
  8. hair oils
  9. hair out of place
  10. hair pencil
  11. hair pencils

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