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tinned dog
noun
tinned dog
(
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
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7065
2006:
the creek was on the track used by the traveling miners. They called their tinned beef "tinned dog" 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
http://www.dowerin.wa.gov.au/visitors/places_to_see.html
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