Image:Doghouse1.jpg|thumb|right|A doghouse.
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Etymology 1
From dog + house

Noun
en-noun|sg=doghouse

1. Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.
2. Mechanically, a cover with an opening, with a shape similar to a doghouse.

Translations
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Dutch: hondenhok n

Etymology 2
:During the slave trade, slaves were packed into every available niche aboard the slave ships, including the officers' cabins. The officers slept on deck in semi-cylindrical boxes, nicknamed "dog houses." The term "in the dog house" gew to describe being in a difficult situation due to the extreme discomfort of sleeping in these boxes.

Noun
en-noun

1. nautical a difficult or demoralizing situation.

See also
in the doghouse

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