doggery
[ daw-guh-ree, dog-uh- ]
/ ˈdɔ gə ri, ˈdɒg ə- /
noun, plural dog·ger·ies.
doglike behavior or conduct, especially when surly.
dogs collectively.
rabble; mob.
Older Slang. a place where liquor is sold; saloon.
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Example sentences from the Web for doggery
He dressed as a townsman; he frequented the poolroom and Gatty's doggery.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. HarneySo much had this doggery become frequented by these gentlemen that it became jocularly known among them as the "club annex."
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes HollidayBerry subsequently kept a doggery, a whiskey saloon, as I do now, or did.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. LamonHe is prone in life's very gutter; bloated, reeking and polluted with the doggery's slops and filth.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis
British Dictionary definitions for doggery
doggery
/ (ˈdɒɡərɪ) /
noun plural -geries
surly behaviour
dogs collectively
a mob
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