red dog


nounCards.
  1. a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.

Origin of red dog

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby red dog

Other definitions for red-dog (2 of 2)

red-dog
[ red-dawg, -dog ]

verb (used with object),red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
  1. to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.

verb (used without object),red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
  1. to red-dog the passer.

Origin of red-dog

2
First recorded in 1950–55

Other words from red-dog

  • red-dogger, noun

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How to use red dog in a sentence

  • While the ponies grazed, the Sioux ate heartily of the dried elk meat which red dog had given them.

    Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • They knew only too well the fate that awaited red dog if he had fallen into the hands of his enemies.

    Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • Their eyes flashed as he told how red dog got the women and children safely out of the camp.

    Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • Failure meant death for red dog, disaster for the Cheyennes, and disgrace for him.

    Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor