dognappingn.
/ˈdɒɡnapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌnæpɪŋ/, /ˈdɑɡˌnæpɪŋ/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
The stealing of a dog.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > stealing of other animals or livestock
poultry picking?a1500
sheep-stealinga1578
deer-stealing1710
dognapping1921
1921 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 31 July 3/8 Dognapping maybe made a crime by new law.
1939 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Sept. 15/2 Nation-wide identification of dogs by ‘nose-printing’ to eliminate ‘dognapping’.
1955 W. W. Denlinger Compl. Boston i. 48 This dog..sired eight champions. Among them was Champion Kid Boots Ace..who figured in a dognapping case.
1969 New Scientist 20 Feb. 386/3 Dog-napping, when the pet is abducted not for sale but for ransom, is also developing in the States.
1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 5 June 25 (heading) Collie stars in a tale of dog-napping and danger.
2002 Church Times 15 Mar. 13/3 The terrible dognapping of Rosa..a Welsh terrier belonging to a Roman Catholic priest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1921- out of pocket
- out of point
- out of position
- out of powder
- out of practice
- out of press
- out of print
- out of proportion
- out of puff
- out of purdah
- out of question
- out of quiet
- out of reach
- out of reach of
- out of reason
- out of recognition
- out of register
- out of repair
- out of reparation
- orbicularreniform
- orbicularspathulate
- orbiculate
- orbiculate-conoid
- orbiculate-convex
- orbiculateconoid