dogs
1 Britishplural noun
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informal greyhound racing
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slang the feet
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informal marketing goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits
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informal to go to ruin physically or morally
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to leave things undisturbed
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to abandon someone to criticism or attack
noun
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While it is typically found among dogs, it can also infect big cats - often fatally.
From BBC
Now, she’s drinking hot beverages—and even has her dogs lapping up warm water, which she said has cured her dog Coco’s stomach issues.
On the Malecón, the town’s oceanfront boardwalk, locals were jogging and walking their dogs.
From Los Angeles Times
He laments that most dogs are “stupidly loved, stupidly hated, acquired without thought, reared and ruled without understanding.”
Visitors are searched, and cars and bags are swept by dogs and metal detectors.
From BBC
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