Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Dogs,

 Dogs (a military term).Dogs. 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Dogs,
 
in Stock-Exchange phraseology, means Newfoundland Telegraph shares—that is, Newfoundland dogs. (See STOCK-EXCHANGE SLANG.)   1
 


 Dogs (a military term).Dogs. 

 
Google
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Welcome · Advertising · Terms of Use · © 2009 Bartleby.com