Dog's-ear

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of dog-ear. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of dog-ear. alt-of, obsolete

    "[…] Lady Slattern Lounger, vvho had juſt ſent it home, had ſo ſoiled and dog's-ear'd it, it vva'n't fit for a chriſtian to read."

Synonyms

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creasecrimpcrispdoubledoublingenfold

Example

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"[…] Lady Slattern Lounger, vvho had juſt ſent it home, had ſo ſoiled and dog's-ear'd it, it vva'n't fit for a chriſtian to read."

Etymology

See dog-ear.

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