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dognapped
dog·nap
/
ˈdɔg
næp, ˈdɒg-
/
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[
dawg
-nap,
dog
-
]
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verb (used with object),
dog·napped
or
dog·naped,
dog·nap·ping
or
dog·nap·ing.
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
Origin:
1945–50,
Americanism;
dog
+
-nap
Related forms
dog·nap·per,
dog·nap·er,
noun
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dognap
(ˈdɒɡnæp)
—
vb
, (
US
)
-naps
,
-napping
,
-napped
,
-naps
,
-naping
,
-naped
(
tr
) to carry off and hold (a dog), usually for ransom
[C20:from
dog
+
kidnap
]
'dognapper
—
n
'dognapping
—
n
'dognaping
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Dognapped
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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