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tinned dog

tinned dog noun: canned meat.

Noun

tinned dog (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, derogatory, humorous, slang) Canned meat.
    • The storekeeper packed the case of tinned dog, etc., but by some blunder he or his man put the label on the wrong box, and it went per rail, per coach, per camel, and the last stage per boot, and reached my friends' camp on Christmas Eve, to their great joy.1901, Henry Lawson, “The Ghosts Of Many Christmases”, in Children of the Bush, Echo Library, published 2007, unnumbered page
    • “How ′bout some tinned dog and a bit of damper, mate?” Bob offered Hank. “You gonna be peckish by the time we stop tonight.”2001, Curt Wheat, North of Capricorn: Tales and Travels from Australia′s Far Northern Outback, page 47

Questions about tinned dog

What does tinned dog mean?
Tinned dog means canned meat.
What part of speech is tinned dog?
Tinned dog is a noun.

Words near tinned dog in the dictionary

  1. tinmine
  2. tinmines
  3. tinmouth
  4. tinmouths
  5. tinned
  6. tinned dog
  7. Tinnel
  8. Tinnell
  9. Tinnells
  10. Tinnels
  11. tinnen

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