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
Somehow, a big yellow dog was stuck in the water next to a downed tree branch.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022
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 winter I was six, I saw a yellow dog on thin ice on the Alliance.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
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