English Explanatory Dictionary

hang dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.
  2. A rascal, one fit to be executed by hanging.

Word forms

hang dog hang dogs hang-dog

Synonyms

wag-halter gallows bird
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