Dictionary: DOG'MA-TIZ-ER – DOIT

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DOG'MA-TIZ-ER, n.

One who dogmatizes; a bold assertor; a magisterial teacher. – Hammond.

DOG'MA-TIZ-ING, ppr.

Asserting with excess of confidence.

DOG'ROSE, n.

The flower of the hip; the Rosa canina.

DOG'S'-BANE, n. [Gr. αποκυνον.]

The popular name of certain species of Apocynum, and also, of Asclepias.

DOG'S'-EAR, n.

The corner of a leaf in a book turned down like a dog's ear. – Gray.

DOG'-SICK, a.

Sick as a dog.

DOG'SKIN, a.

Made of the skin of a dog. – Tatler.

DOG'SLEEP, n.

Pretended sleep. – Addison.

DOG'S'-MEAT, n.

Refuse; offal; meat for dogs. – Dryden.

DOG'S'-RUE, n.

A plant, a species of Scrophularia.

DOG'STAR, n.

Sirius. a star of the first magnitude, whose rising and setting with the sun gives name to the dogdays.

DOG'STONES, a.

A plant, fool-stones, a species of Orchis.

DOG'TOOTH, n. [plur. Dogteeth.]

A sharp-pointed human tooth growing between the foreteeth and grinders, and resembling a dog's tooth. It is called also an eye tooth.

DOG'TOOTH-VI-O-LET, n.

A plant, a species of Erythronium.

DOG'TRICK, n.

A currish trick; brutal treatment. Dryden.

DOG'TROT, n.

A gentle trot like that of a dog.

DOG'VANE, n.

Among seamen, a small vane composed of thread, cork and feathers, fastened to a half pike and placed on the weather gun-wale, to assist in steering a ship on the wind. Mar. Dict.

DOG'WATCH, n.

Among seamen, a watch of two hours. The dogwatches are two reliefs between 4 and 8 o'clock, P. M.

DOG'WEA-RY, a.

Quite tired; much fatigued.

DOG'WOOD, n.

A common name of different species of the Cornus or cornelian cherry.

DOG'WOOD-TREE, n.

The Piscidia erythrina, a tree growing in Jamaica. – Encyc.

DOI'LY, n.

  1. A species of woolen stuff, said to be so called from the first maker. – Congreve.
  2. Linen made into a small napkin. – Mason.

DO'ING, ppr. [See Do.]

Performing; executing.

DO'INGS, n. [plur.]

  1. Things done; transactions; feats; actions, good or bad.
  2. Behavior; conduct.
  3. Stir; bustle.

DOIT, n. [D. duit; G. deut. Qu. Fr. doigt, a finger, a point; L. digitus.]

  1. A small piece of money. – Pope.
  2. A trifle. Hence our vulgar phrase, I care not a doit. It is used adverbially and commonly pronounced dite.