Definition: A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C.
familiaris).
Definition: A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
Definition: A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog;
a lazy dog.
Definition: One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or
the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star
(Sirius).
Definition: An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
andiron.
Definition: A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into
wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving
them.
Definition: An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the
carriage of a sawmill.
Definition: A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially,
the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as
in a machine tool.
Definition: To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or
indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to
hound with importunity.
