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hang dogs

hang dogs is the plural of hang dog.

Meaning of hang dog

Noun

hang dog (countable and uncountable, plural hang dogs)

  1. The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.
  2. (obsolete) A rascal, one fit to be executed by hanging.
    Synonyms:
    gallows bird

Questions about hang dogs

What is hang dogs the plural of?
Hang dogs is the plural of hang dog.

Words near hang dogs in the dictionary

  1. hang behind
  2. hang by a hair
  3. hang by a thread
  4. hang by the eyelids
  5. hang dog
  6. hang dogs
  7. hang fire
  8. hang fires
  9. hang five
  10. hang fives
  11. hang glide

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