Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Dog-grass (triticum repens).

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Dog-fall (in wrestling),

Dog-head (in machinery).

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


*Dog-grass (triticum repens).*

Grass eaten by dogs when they have lost their appetite; it acts as an emetic and purgative.	1

Dog-fall (in wrestling),

Dog-head (in machinery).

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