Doggery
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A squalid tavern. countable, obsolete
"There is an enemy of religion here, who […] keeps a public house, and also a "doggery." […] By his "doggery," he keeps around him a gang of ten or fifteen of the most abandoned persons, whom he employs as assistants in carrying out his nefarious schemes. When intoxicated, he is most abusive; […]"
- 2 Bestial or underhand behaviour. dated, uncountable
""There's a lot of 'doggery' about this business," my informant added musingly."
- 3 Dogs generally; the realm or sphere of dogs. uncountable
"[…] we'd distinguish an "entelechial" dog, the "compleat" dog toward which all doggery variously aspires […]"
Example
More examples"There is an enemy of religion here, who […] keeps a public house, and also a "doggery." […] By his "doggery," he keeps around him a gang of ten or fifteen of the most abandoned persons, whom he employs as assistants in carrying out his nefarious schemes. When intoxicated, he is most abusive; […]"
Etymology
From dog + -ery.
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