red dog

¹

noun

Cards.

1. a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.

red-dog

²

[red-dawg, -dog]

verb (used with object)

red-dogged, red-dogging 

1. to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.

verb (used without object)

red-dogged, red-dogging 

1. to red-dog the passer.

Other Word Forms

• red-dogger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of red dog¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of red dog²

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Established businesses like the Red Dog Saloon and the Pioneertown Motel are offering stable employment to locals and transplants alike and more buildings on Pioneertown’s western-themed “Mane St.” are being converted to small, locally run shops.

From Los Angeles Times

A personal favorite is Desert Bingo at the Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m. on Monday nights, where locals, visitors and transplants gather for a good-natured, foul-mouthed bingo game with a live DJ.

From Los Angeles Times

The Red Dog Saloon, Más o Menos and the ad hoc gay bar Tiny Pony Tavern have found their footing for more ambitious desert nightlife.

From Los Angeles Times

Historically, this grant has helped fund “Reading Rainbow,” “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and “Sesame Street.”

From Salon

Historically, this grant has helped fund “Reading Rainbow,” "Clifford the Big Red Dog" and “Sesame Street.”

From Salon