Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair of the dog that bit one

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: hair of the -dog that bit one
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hair of the dog.

Example Sentences

"Back they both went most lovingly to the house, and Jack wakened up Coomara; and perceiving the old fellow to be rather dull, he bid him not be cast down, for 'twas many a good man's case; said it all came of his not being used to the potyeen, and recommended him, by way of cure, to swallow a hair of the dog that bit him."

Synonyms

hair of the dog

Questions

What does hair of the dog that bit one mean?: Synonym of hair of the dog.

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