dog-cheap
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of dog-cheap
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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"Thar's nuthin' in all this world so dog-cheap ez advice," said Uncle Ezra Mudge.
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Miller, Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin)
Beside the regular practitioners, there are a parcel of shabby, itinerant tattooers, who, by virtue of their calling, stroll unmolested from one hostile bay to another, doing their work dog-cheap for the multitude.
From Omoo by Melville, Herman
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 Jones, James Athearn
I’ll sell mine, dog-cheap, if any one will buy it.
From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick
"Why, then, my lord," cried Foote, "I not only think your wine excellent, but dog-cheap."
From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by White, Adam
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