dogs

noun
/dɒɡz/

A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.

Example

“I lost money at the dogs last night.”

Other meanings

Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.
Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
“My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi.”

Related words

dogs are barking
let sleeping dogs lie
gone to the dogs

Example sentences

“Pigs are smarter than dogs and cats.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Cookie gets jealous when you pet other dogs.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“It's raining cats and dogs!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dogs” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.