dog-end

dog-end
dogˈ-end noun (slang)
A cigarette end
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Main Entry:dog

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dog-end «DG EHND, DOG-», noun.
British Slang. a cigarette butt: »

The familiar litter of used cups and dog-en was much in evidence (London Times).

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n. Brit., informal a cigarette butt
the last and least pleasing part of something

the dog-end of a hard day

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ˌdog-ˈend f10 [dog-end dog-ends] noun (BrE, informal)
the end of a cigarette that has been smoked

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  • dog-end — ► NOUN informal 1) a cigarette end. 2) the last and least pleasing part of something …   English terms dictionary

  • dog-end — n BrE the small part of a cigarette left after it has been smoked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dog-end — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dog end : singular dog end plural dog ends British informal 1) the end part of a cigarette that is thrown away 2) the last and least interesting and useful part of something the dog end of the day …   English dictionary

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  • dog-end — noun informal 1》 Brit. a cigarette end. 2》 the last and least pleasing part of something …   English new terms dictionary

  • dog-end — Noun. A cigarette end, the remnants of a cigarette after smoking …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • dog-end —  Cigarette end …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • dog end — (British) cigarette butt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dog-end — noun (C) BrE informal 1 the small part of a cigarette that is left after it has been smoked 2 something left over and not considered to be worth very much …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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