yard dog

Main Entry:  yard dog1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a watchdog kept in the yard of a house or farm

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Yard dog is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Main Entry:  yard dog2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a disgusting or despicable person
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yard dog definition


  1. n.
    a repellent person; an uncouth person. : Is that lousy yard dog hanging around the neighborhood again?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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