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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.79Become a dog that's mad; then is it sinBecome a Dogge that's mad: Then is it sinne,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.157Though they had wings. Slave, soulless villain, dog!Though they had wings. Slaue, Soule-lesse, Villain, Dog.
As You Like ItAYL I.i.76Get you with him, you old dog.Get you with him, you olde dogge.
As You Like ItAYL I.i.77Is ‘ old dog ’ my reward? Most true, I have lost myIs old dogge my reward: most true, I haue lost my
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.3Not one to throw at a dog.Not one to throw at a dog.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.154She had transformed me to a curtal dog, and made me turn i'the wheel.she had transform'd me to a Curtull dog, & made me turne i'th wheele.
CoriolanusCor I.i.26Against him first. He's a very dog to theAgainst him first: He's a very dog to the
CoriolanusCor IV.v.55like a dog, but for disturbing the lords within.like a dogge, but for disturbing the Lords within.
CymbelineCym II.i.14Whoreson dog! I give him satisfaction! Would heWhorson dog: I gaue him satisfaction? would he
CymbelineCym V.iii.91.2Lay hands on him: a dog,Lay hands on him: a Dogge,
HamletHam II.ii.181For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog,For if the Sun breed Magots in a dead dogge,
HamletHam V.i.288The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.The Cat will Mew, and Dogge will haue his day.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.9 dog, and that is the next way to give poor jades the bots.Dog, and this is the next way to giue poore Iades the Bottes:
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.127To dog his heels, and curtsy at his frowns,To dogge his heeles, and curtsie at his frownes,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.85'Sblood, an he were here I would cudgel him like a dogand if hee were heere, I would cudgell him like a Dogge,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.148fellow with the great belly, and he my dog.Fellow with the great belly, and he my Dogge.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.97So, so, thou common dog, didst thou disgorgeSo, so, (thou common Dogge) did'st thou disgorge
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.101with me as my dog, and he holds his place, for look youwith me, as my dogge: and he holds his place, for looke you
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.132The muzzle of restraint, and the wild dogThe muzzle of Restraint; and the wilde Dogge
Henry VH5 I.ii.219Cannot defend our own doors from the dog,Cannot defend our owne doores from the dogge,
Henry VH5 II.i.39Pish for thee, Iceland dog! thou prick-eared cur of Iceland!Pish for thee, Island dogge: thou prickeard cur of Island.
Henry VH5 II.i.43‘ Solus,’ egregious dog? O viper vile!Solus, egregious dog? O Viper vile;
Henry VH5 II.iii.49And Holdfast is the only dog, my duck.and hold-fast is the onely Dogge: My Ducke,
Henry VH5 III.vi.41Let gallows gape for dog; let man go free,let Gallowes gape for Dogge, let Man goe free,
Henry VH5 IV.v.15Whilst by a slave, no gentler than my dog,Whilst a base slaue, no gentler then my dogge,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.171‘ A staff is quickly found to beat a dog.’A Staffe is quickly found to beat a Dogge.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.77That I should snarl and bite and play the dog.That I should snarle, and bite, and play the dogge:
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.27I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon,I had rather be a Dogge, and bay the Moone,
King JohnKJ IV.i.115And, like a dog that is compelled to fight,And, like a dogge that is compell'd to fight,
King LearKL I.iv.80dog! You slave! You cur!dog, you slaue, you curre.
King LearKL I.iv.110Truth's a dog must to kennel; he must be whippedTruth's a dog must to kennell, hee must bee whipt
King LearKL II.ii.134Why, madam, if I were your father's dogWhy Madam, if I were your Fathers dog,
King LearKL III.iv.90 stealth, wolf in greediness, dog in madness, lion in prey.stealth, Wolfe in greedinesse, Dog in madnes, Lyon in prey.
King LearKL III.vii.74.2How now, you dog!How now, you dogge?
King LearKL IV.vi.97like a dog and told me I had the white hairs in my beard.like a Dogge, and told mee I had the white hayres in my Beard,
King LearKL IV.vi.155the thief? Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at athe theefe: Thou hast seene a Farmers dogge barke at a
King LearKL IV.vii.36With this thin helm? Mine enemy's dog,Mine Enemies dogge,
King LearKL V.iii.304Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life,Why should a Dog, a Horse, a Rat haue life,
MacbethMac IV.i.15Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,Wooll of Bat, and Tongue of Dogge:
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.94And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark.’And when I ope my lips, let no dogge barke.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.108You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,You call me misbeleeuer, cut-throate dog,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.118‘ Hath a dog money? Is it possibleHath a dog money? Is it possible
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.125You called me dog, and for these courtesiesYou cald me dog: and for these curtesies
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.viii.14As the dog Jew did utter in the streets:As the dogge Iew did vtter in the streets;
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iii.6Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause,Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iii.7But since I am a dog, beware my fangs.But since I am a dog, beware my phangs,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.128O be thou damned, inexecrable dog,O be thou damn'd, inexecrable dogge,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.88fault. 'Tis a good dog.fault: 'tis a good dogge.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.90Sir, he's a good dog and a fair dog. Can thereSir: hee's a good dog, and a faire dog, can there
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.110have a stone to throw at his dog.haue a stone to throw at his dogge.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.103Hope is a curtal dog in some affairs.Hope is a curtall-dog in some affaires:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.76By gar, you are de coward, de Jack dog, John ape.By-gar, you are de Coward: de Iack dog: Iohn Ape.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.7ta'en out and buttered, and give them to a dog for a'tane out and butter'd, and giue them to a dogge for a
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.117Why, this is lunatics. This is mad as a mad dog.Why, this is Lunaticks: this is madde, as a mad dogge.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.210Than to be used as you use your dog?Then to be vsed as you doe your dogge.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.65Out, dog! Out, cur! Thou drivest me past the boundsOut dog, out cur, thou driu'st me past the bounds
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.134This man with lantern, dog, and bush of thornThis man, with Lanthorne, dog, and bush of thorne,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.252bush my thorn bush, and this dog my dog.bush, my thorne bush; and this dog, my dog.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.123I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swearI had rather heare my Dog barke at a Crow, than a man sweare
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.80An he had been a dog that should haveAnd he had been a dog that should haue
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.61Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will,Truely I would not hang a dog by my will,
OthelloOth II.iii.47As my young mistress' dog. Now my sick fool Roderigo,As my yong Mistris dogge. / Now my sicke Foole Rodorigo,
OthelloOth II.iii.267malice – even so as one would beat his offenceless dog tomalice) euen so as one would beate his offencelesse dogge, ro
OthelloOth III.iii.359Thou hadst been better have been born a dogThou had'st bin better haue bin borne a Dog
OthelloOth IV.i.143dog I shall throw it to!dogge, I shall throw it to.
OthelloOth V.i.62O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!O damn'd Iago! O inhumane Dogge!
OthelloOth V.ii.351I took by th' throat the circumcised dogI tooke by th'throat the circumcised Dogge,
OthelloOth V.ii.357.2O, Spartan dog,Oh Sparton Dogge:
Richard IIR2 V.iii.138Destruction straight shall dog them at the heels.Destruction straight shall dogge them at the heeles:
Richard IIR2 V.v.70Where no man never comes but that sad dogWhere no man euer comes, but that sad dogge
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.39Unmannered dog! Stand thou, when I command!Vnmanner'd Dogge, / Stand'st thou when I commaund:
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.215And leave out thee? Stay, dog, for thou shalt hear me.And leaue out thee? stay Dog, for yu shalt heare me.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.288O Buckingham, take heed of yonder dog!O Buckingham, take heede of yonder dogge:
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.39Death and destruction dog thee at thy heels;Death and Destruction dogges thee at thy heeles,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.49That dog, that had his teeth before his eyes,That Dogge, that had his teeth before his eyes,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.78That I may live and say, ‘ The dog is dead.’That I may liue and say, The Dogge is dead.
Richard IIIR3 V.v.2The day is ours; the bloody dog is dead.The day is ours, the bloudy Dogge is dead.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.7A dog of the house of Montague moves me.A dog of the house of Mountague, moues me.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.10A dog of that house shall move me to stand. IA dogge of that house shall moue me to stand. I
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.25because he hath wakened thy dog that hath lain asleep inbecause he hath wakened thy Dog that hath laine asleepe in
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.100houses! Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratchhouses. What, a Dog, a Rat, a Mouse, a Cat to scratch
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.30Where Juliet lives. And every cat and dogWhere Iuliet liues, and euery Cat and Dog,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.19I would not lose the dog for twenty pound.I would not loose the dogge for twentie pound.
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.23Trust me, I take him for the better dog.Trust me, I take him for the better dogge.
The TempestTem I.i.41incharitable dog!incharitable Dog.
The TempestTem II.ii.138mistress showed me thee, and thy dog, and thy bush.Mistris shew'd me thee, and thy Dog, and thy Bush.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.184When thou art Timon's dog, and these knaves honest.When thou art Timons dogge, and these Knaues honest.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.202Y'are a dog.Y'are a Dogge.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.204she, if I be a dog?she, if I be a Dogge?
Timon of AthensTim I.i.274Away, unpeaceable dog, or I'll spurn theeAway vnpeaceable Dogge, / Or Ile spurne thee
Timon of AthensTim I.i.276I will fly, like a dog, the heels o'th' ass.I will flye like a dogge, the heeles a'th'Asse.
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.66Or a dog that seems a-sleeping,Or a Dogge that seemes asleeping,
Timon of AthensTim II.i.5If I want gold, steal but a beggar's dogIf I want Gold, steale but a beggers Dogge,
Timon of AthensTim II.i.6And give it Timon, why, the dog coins gold.And giue it Timon, why the Dogge coines Gold.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.53A plague upon him, dog!A plague vpon him dogge.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.89Thou wast whelped a dog, and thou shalt famish aThou was't whelpt a Dogge, and thou shalt famish a
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.55For thy part, I do wish thou wert a dog,For thy part, I do wish thou wert a dogge,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.201'Tis, then, because thou dost not keep a dog,'Tis then, because thou dost not keepe a dogge
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.252With favour never clasped. But, bred a dog,With fauour neuer claspt: but bred a Dogge.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.319keep a dog.keepe a Dogge.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.358be welcome. I had rather be a beggar's dog thanbe welcome. / I had rather be a Beggers Dogge, / Then
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.368Away, thou issue of a mangy dog!Away thou issue of a mangie dogge,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.77And therein, hellish dog, thou hast undone her.And therein hellish dog, thou hast vndone,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.102As true a dog as ever fought at head.As true a Dog as euer fought at head.
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.122Ay, like a black dog, as the saying is.I, like a blacke Dogge, as the saying is.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.14Away, inhuman dog, unhallowed slave!Away Inhumaine Dogge, Vnhallowed Slaue,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.7Dog!Dogge.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.49You dog!You dogge.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.230A whoreson dog, that shall palter thus with us!A horson dog, that shal palter thus with vs,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.57ox and ass. To be a dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad,Oxe and Asse: to be a Dogge, a Mule, a Cat, a Fitchew, a Toade,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.91word. I will rather leave to see Hector than not to dogword. I will rather leaue to see Hector, then not to dogge
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.13mongrel cur, Ajax, against that dog of as bad a kind,mungrill curre Aiax, against that dogge of as bad a kinde,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.vii.10it. Now, bull! Now, dog! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! Now, mynow bull, now dogge, lowe; Paris lowe; now my
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.58An you love me, let's do't. I am dog at aAnd you loue me, let's doo't: I am dogge at a
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.135O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog.O, if I thought that, Ide beate him like a dogge.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.5This is to give a dog, and in recompense desireThis is to giue a dogge, and in recompence desire
Twelfth NightTN V.i.6my dog again.my dogge againe.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.1Enter Launce with his dog, CrabEnter Launce, Panthion.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.5Crab my dog be the sourest-natured dog that lives. My Crab my dog, be the sowrest natured dogge that liues: My
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.10and has no more pity in him than a dog. A Jewand has no more pitty in him then a dogge: a Iew
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.21dog. No, the dog is himself, and I am the dog. O, thedogge: no, the dogge is himselfe, and I am the dogge: oh, the
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.22dog is me, and I am myself. Ay, so, so. Now come I todogge is me, and I am my selfe: I; so, so: now come I to
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.29makes. Now the dog all this while sheds not a tear, normakes: now the dogge all this while sheds not a teare: nor
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.38Why, he that's tied here, Crab, my dog.Why, he that's tide here, Crab my dog.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.v.31Ask my dog. If he say ay, it will; if he say no, itAske my dogge, if he say I, it will: if hee say no, it
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.75Gone to seek his dog, which tomorrow, by hisGone to seeke his dog, which to morrow, by his
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.1Enter Launce, with his dogEnter Launce, Protheus, Iulia, Siluia.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.6would teach a dog.’ I was sent to deliver him as a presentwould teach a dog) I was sent to deliuer him, as a present
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.12to be a dog indeed, to be, as it were, a dog at all things.to be a dog indeede, to be, as it were, a dog at all things.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.19chamber smelt him. ‘ Out with the dog!’ says one;chamber smelt him: out with the dog (saies one)
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.24quoth I, ‘ you mean to whip the dog?’ ‘ Ay, marry, do I,’(quoth I) you meane to whip the dog: I marry doe I
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.43Marry, sir, I carried Mistress Silvia the dog youMarry Sir, I carried Mistris Siluia the dogge you
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.46Marry, she says your dog was a cur, and tells youMarry she saies your dog was a cur, and tels you
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.48But she received my dog?But she receiu'd my dog?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.54offered her mine own, who is a dog as big as ten ofoffer'd her mine owne, who is a dog / As big as ten of
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.56Go get thee hence and find my dog again,Goe, get thee hence, and finde my dog againe,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.46The next gloves that I give her shall be dogskin!The next gloves that I give her shall be dog skin;

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.19 My curtal dog that wont to have played, My curtaile dogge that wont to haue plaid,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.736 He like a thievish dog creeps sadly thence; Hee like a theeuish dog creeps sadly thence,
Venus and AdonisVen.240 No dog shall rouse thee, though a thousand bark.’ No dog shal rowze thee, though a thousand bark.

Glossary

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ban-dogchained dog, tethered hound
cankerwild-rose, dog-rose [that grows wildly]
Cerberus['sairberus] three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld, originally 50-headed; charmed to sleep by Orpheus during his quest to rescue Euridice
come[whether a horse or dog has its tail docked or not] whatever happens, come what may
curdog, mastiff, watch-dog [without a contemptuous sense]
demi-wolfdog/wolf cross-breed
ditch-dogdead dog thrown in a ditch
dogruthless enemy, merciless beast
dogfellow, individual
dogbe adept at, be experienced in
dogfollow closely, pursue like a dog
dog-ape[dog-faced] baboon
dog-dayshottest days of the year [associated with the astrological position of Sirius, the Dog-star]
dog-heartedcruel, callous, malevolent
dog-wearydog-tired, exhausted
jack-dogmongrel, currish, mutt-like
kennelgo outside to the dog-house
shough[pron: shok] shaggy-haired Icelandic dog
spaniel-likefawningly, slavishly, like a tame dog
trundle-taildog with a trailing tail, curly-tailed dog
water-rugrough-haired water-dog

Thesaurus

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chained dogban-dog
curly-tailed dogtrundle-tail
dead dog thrown in a ditchditch-dog
ditch, dead dog thrown in aditch-dog
dogCerberus
dogcur
doghousekeeper
dogRIngwood
dogshough
dogSowter
dogtrundle-tail
dogwater-rug
dog thrown in a ditch, deadditch-dog
dog, chainedban-dog
dog, like a tamespaniel-like
dog, pursue like adog
dog/wolf cross-breeddemi-wolf
dog-house, go outside to thekennel
dog-rosecanker
dog-tireddog-weary
pursue like a dogdog
rough-haired water-dogwater-rug
tail, dog with a trailingtrundle-tail
watch-dogcur
water-dog, rough-hairedwater-rug
wolf/dog cross-breeddemi-wolf

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...rical or a harlot for her weeping or a dog that seems a-sleeping other exam...
Cosmos
Sounds...c v vii 10 call of encouragement to a dog rah tah tah 2h4 iii ii 274 ...
Classical mythology...racian poet&rsquo s feet three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the underworld ...
French...nt et la truie lavée au bourbier > the dog has returned to its own vomit and the w...
Latin... [= canis] (n m ) lll v ii 585 canis dog capite (n nt ) 2h6 iv vii 116 ca...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DOGBASICdog n, dog v
DOGANIMALdog-ape n, dog-fox n
DOGEMOTIONdogged adj, dog-hearted adj
DOGFISHdogfish n
DOGPART OF BODYdogskin n
DOGPLACEdog-hole n
DOGSTATEdog-weary adj
DOGTIMEdog-days n
DOGTYPEban-dog n, ditch-dog n, jack-dog n, night-dog n, puppy-dog n, watch-dog n

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