Definition of Devil dog

1. Noun. A member of the United States Marine Corps.


Definition of Devil dog

1. Noun. (informal) A US marine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Devil Dog

devil's hand
devil's milk
devil's own
devil's proof
devil's shoulders
devil's strip
devil's tongue
devil's turnip
devil's urn
devil's walking stick
devil's weed
devil-may-care
devil-worship
devil bird
devil birds
devil dog
devil dogs
devil is in the details
devil lily
devil nettle
devil ray
devil screecher
devil sticks
devil strip
devil take the hindmost
devil tree
devil worshiper
devildom
devildoms

Literary usage of Devil dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical by John Ford (1831)
"Bless me ! the devil ? Dog. Come do not fear: I love thee much too well To hurt or fright thee ; if I seem terrible, It is to such as hate me. ..."

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