dog-cheap
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of dog-cheap
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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The nearest to the Cheronaean in virtue and wisdom is Trajan, who holds all the gods dog-cheap.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor
Oh, great plenty," answered he, "the White Men, like those who came in the canoe, let me have it dog-cheap.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 by James Athearn Jones
The place seemed dog-cheap at the time; but after a while it began to dawn upon Hewson that the Yankee had the better of the deal.
From Wandering Heath by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Oxford Street Chapel, the home of a sort of free-for-all religion, became a general receiver for all these organizations and for reformatory work generally and eloquence was dog-cheap.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
I’ll sell mine, dog-cheap, if any one will buy it.
From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat
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