dog work


nounInformal.
  1. tedious labor; drudgery.

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How to use dog work in a sentence

  • You want to see de gran' dog work you jes' shoot wan caribou.

  • I arranged for him to visit me and see the dog work, and he was surprised at what he witnessed.

    Sporting Dogs | Frank Townend Barton
  • The country over which they were traveling, moreover, was ideal for dog work.

    The Boy With the U. S. Survey | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • How can a sheep dog work a flock of sheep unless he can bite occasionally as well as bark?

    The Way of All Flesh | Samuel Butler