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noun, plural dog·hous·es [-hou-ziz] .
Idioms [-hou-ziz] . 
zɪz1.
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel a hutlike shelter for a dog |
| 2. | informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse) |
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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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The prognosis must be reviewed by all crew members and posted in a prominent location in the doghouse.
Doghouse manhole installation over existing sewer main.
Neutrino's new raft was a scrappy, broken-down wreck of a doghouse on a bed of plywood.
It raises an eyebrow now or then, signaling a player's descent into a coach's doghouse, or a surprise injury.
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