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yellow dog

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noun

a cowardly, despicable person; a craven.

Origin of yellow dog

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby yellow dog

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Example sentences from the Web for yellow dog

Now the philosophical pacifists—I don't mean the cowardly, yellow-dog ones—have never quite seen the war in this aspect.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II |Burton J. Hendrick