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Definition of Dog-tired
1. Adjective. Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted. "You look worn out"
Similar to: Tired
Definition of Dog-tired
1. Adjective. Exhausted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dog-tired
Literary usage of Dog-tired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Village: Russian Impressions by Ernest Poole (1918)
"Dog tired from the night before, I lay half dozing, drifting there, high up in
the mist and the light of the dawn. Higher and higher, lighter, lighter — now ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"... excessively fatigued e worn out with walking or labour. ' Ah sail sleep weel
tï ncet, for Ah's dog- tired. ..."
3. Projects in Action English: Socialized Recitations in Composition and Grammar by Fannie O. Johansen (1920)
"I will write it for you: Harry Lauder sang for the shuffling, dog-tired, Scottish
soldiers. Harry Lauder is the noun; adverbial phrase—for the shuffling, ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Pertaining to the Dialect of Mid-Yorshire: With Others by C. Clough Robinson (1876)
"... excessively fatigued • worn out with walking or labour. ' Ah sail sloop weel
tï neet, for Ah's dog- tired. ..."
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