doghouse
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doghouses
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a small shelter for a dog.
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(on a yacht) a small cabin that presents a relatively high profile and gives the appearance of a box.
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Rocketry Slang. a bulge on the surface of a rocket or missile, for scientific instruments.
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel. a hutlike shelter for a dog
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informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse )
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Here’s why the company is in Wall Street’s doghouse.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Because most fund managers can’t survive long periods in the doghouse without getting money yanked away, the superior strategy gets less crowded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Tech is a big reason why small-caps have been in the doghouse for so long.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
And Davis was deep in Lasorda’s doghouse after a career-worse season in which he slashed .196/.260/.270 with two homers and more strikeouts than hits in 108 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Nala, Scruffy, and Reginald bopped up the hill to the doghouse the three stars shared.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
He’s been in and out of doghouses in his time with the Kings due to on-court performance and effort inconsistencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Asked after the vote whether Mr Romney would be ostracised from his party, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters: "We don't have any doghouses here. The most important vote is the next vote."
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2020
An augmented-reality engineer proposed a design to combat homelessness which looked strikingly like doghouses.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
At least have the decency to use a volcano that isn’t currently belching lava into people’s doghouses.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 3, 2018
Here were no four-square back yards, but rambling star-flowered playgrounds with swings and seesaws and shaded swimming holes; with exquisite doghouses good enough for little girls' dolls to live in.
From The Servant Problem by Robert F. Young
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