hang dog

See also: hangdog and hang-dog

English

Alternative forms

hang-dog

Noun

hang dog (countable and uncountable, plural hang dogs)

(climbing) The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.
(obsolete) A rascal, one fit to be executed by hanging.

Synonyms

(rascal): gallows bird, wag-halter; See also Thesaurus:gallows bird

Further reading

“hang dog”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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