dog-cheap
[ dawg-cheep, dog- ]
adjective
very inexpensive.
adverb
very inexpensively.
Origin of dog-cheap
1First recorded in 1520–30
Words Nearby dog-cheap
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How to use dog-cheap in a sentence
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.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThe nearest to the Cheronaean in virtue and wisdom is Trajan, who holds all the gods dog-cheap.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage LandorStanihurst has described a fair in Dublin, and another in Waterford, where he says the wares were "dog-cheap."
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances Cusack"Thar's nuthin' in all this world so dog-cheap ez advice," said Uncle Ezra Mudge.
Oklahoma Sunshine | Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) MillerWe know that in reality marriage is dog cheap, and anybody can have it for the asking—if he keeps asking enough people.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean Howells
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