red-dog
[ red-dawg, -dog ]
/ ˈrɛdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /
verb (used with object), red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.
verb (used without object), red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to red-dog the passer.
Origin of red-dog
First recorded in 1950–55
OTHER WORDS FROM red-dog
red-dog·ger, nounWords nearby red-dog
Definition for red-dog (2 of 2)
red dog
noun Cards.
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
Also called
high-card pool.
Origin of red dog
First recorded in 1925–30
Example sentences from the Web for red-dog
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