yellow dog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow dog
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The former rural affairs minister also said the party - which was granted two junior ministerial posts - were the "green tail wagging the yellow dog".
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
His big break came when he starred as Travis Coates in the 1957 film “Old Yeller,” a story about a teenage boy and his heroic yellow dog.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
Sweet wife and I in our marital bed, a 90lb yellow dog stretched full length between us while the house vibrated like a cello with some lunatic musician at the bow.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2016
In the 1957 tear-jerker "Old Yeller," for instance, he played the young boy Arliss, who champions a stray yellow dog that meets a sad end after contracting rabies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2015
The last that Omakayas saw of the yellow dog, he was bundled in Old Tallow’s arms.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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