dog tag
noun
a small disk or strip attached to a dog's harness or collar stating owner, home, etc.
Informal.
any tag for a suitcase, camera, or other personal possession with the owner's name or address.
a tag or card with a person's name or affiliation, worn at conventions, large meetings, etc.
Origin of dog tag
1First recorded in 1915–20
Words Nearby dog tag
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How to use dog tag in a sentence
That particular soldier, by the way, was identified by his dog-tag some days later.
Morale | Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for dog tag
dog tag
noun
US slang a military personal-identification disc
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