hang-dog
adj.
also hangdog, 1670s, "befitting a hang-dog," a despicable, degraded fellow, so called either from notion of being fit only to hang a dog (see cutthroat) or of being a low person (i.e. dog) fit only for hanging. As a noun from 1680s.
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词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary hang-dog adj. also hangdog, 1670s, "befitting a hang-dog," a despicable, degraded fellow, so called either from notion of being fit only to hang a dog (see cutthroat) or of being a low person (i.e. dog) fit only for hanging. As a noun from 1680s. |
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