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three dog night

three dog night is the alternative form of three-dog night.

Meaning of three-dog night

Noun

three-dog night (plural three-dog nights)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A very cold night.

Forms of three dog night

pluralthree dog nights

Questions about three dog night

What is three dog night the alternative form of?
Three dog night is the alternative form of three-dog night.

Words near three dog night in the dictionary

  1. three cheers
  2. Three Cocks
  3. Three Crosses
  4. three day eventing
  5. three day sickness
  6. three dog night
  7. three dog nights
  8. three eighths
  9. Three Emperors' Corner
  10. three episode rule
  11. three fifths

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