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单词 yellow dog
释义

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

yellow cartilage, yellow copper ore, yellow cress, yellow-crowned night heron, yellow daisy, yellow dog, yellow-dog contract, yellow enzyme, yellow-eye mullet, yelloweye rockfish, yellowface
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  • 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
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