English
Noun
tinned dog
- AU slang An unappetizing tinned meat (never literally dog).
#: 1901: The storekeeper packed the case of tinned dog, etc., — w:Henry Lawson|Henry Lawson, The Ghosts Of Many Christmases story, reprinted in Children of the Bush 1
#: 2006: the creek was on the track used by the traveling miners. They called their tinned beef â��tinned dogâ�� and were less then concerned about leaving piles of empty cans by the creek – hence the name Tin Dog Creek. — w:Shire of Dowerin|Shire of Dowerin Places to See 2
Category:Meats
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