English Explanatory Dictionary

dog-in-the-mangerism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of denying to others something that is of no use to oneself.

Word forms

dog-in-the-mangerism

Etymology

From dog in the manger + -ism.

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