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DOGHOUSE

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dog⋅house

[dog-hous, dog-]
–noun, plural -hous⋅es [-hou-ziz] .
1. a small shelter for a dog.
2. (on a yacht) a small cabin that presents a relatively high profile and gives the appearance of a box. Compare trunk cabin.
3. Rocketry Slang. a bulge on the surface of a rocket or missile, for scientific instruments.
4. in the doghouse, Slang. in disfavor or disgrace.

Origin:
1605–15; dog + house
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dog·house   (dôg'hous', dŏg'-)   
n.  A small shelter for a dog.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

doghouse 
1611, from dog (n.) + house. Originally a kennel; the backyard type, for a single animal, is late 19c. Figurative sense of "disgrace" is from 1932.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

doghouse

see in the doghouse.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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