yellow dog

American  

noun

1. a cowardly, despicable person; a craven.

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Etymology

Origin of yellow dog

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

I stuffed the tablet in my back pocket, and Sal and I walked out to Yellow Dog Road.

From Literature

If you went all the way down Yellow Dog Road, you’d connect with the County Road, a two-lane highway that brought the occasional traveler or salesman to town.

From Literature

At the crossroads of the County Road and Yellow Dog lay a scattering of stores and houses.

From Literature

Standing there in the middle of Yellow Dog Road, I could see plenty of land but nothing more wonderful than barns and silos.

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We took the side road off Yellow Dog and headed up the hill, past fields tall with corn, aiming toward the farthest side of the ridge.

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