[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dog \dog\ daddg or do^g, n. as. docga; akin to d. dog
   mastiff, dan. dogge, sw. dogg.
   1. zool. a quadruped of the genus canis, esp. the
      domestic dog canis familiaris.

   note: the dog is distinguished above all others of the
         inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
         attachment to man. there are numerous carefully bred
         varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
         bulldog, coachdog, collie, danish dog,
         foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
         poodle, st. bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz,
         terrier, german shepherd, pit bull, chihuahua,
         etc. there are also many mixed breeds, and partially
         domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the
         dingo and dhole. see these names in the vocabulary.
         1913 webster +pjc

   2. a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
      1913 webster

            what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
            should do this great thing?           -- 2 kings
                                                  viii. 13 rev.
                                                  ver. 
      1913 webster

   3. a fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
      dog; a lazy dog. colloq.
      1913 webster

   4. astron. one of the two constellations, canis major and
      canis minor, or the greater dog and the lesser dog. canis
      major contains the dog star sirius.
      1913 webster

   5. an iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
      andiron.
      1913 webster

   6. mech.
      a a grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
          into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
          raising or moving them.
      b an iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
          the carriage of a sawmill.
      c a piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
          especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
          adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
          tool.
          1913 webster

   7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. slang
      pjc

   8. a hot dog. slang
      pjc

   note: dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
         the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
         it is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
         a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
         also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
         dog latin.
         1913 webster

   a dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 sam. xxiv. 14.

   a dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
      others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
      but is none to him.

   dog ape zool., a male ape.

   dog cabbage, or dog's cabbage bot., a succulent herb,
      native to the mediterranean region thelygonum
      cynocrambe.

   dog cheap, very cheap. see under cheap.

   dog ear arch., an acroterium. colloq.

   dog flea zool., a species of flea pulex canis which
      infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. in
      america it is the common flea. see flea, and
      aphaniptera.

   dog grass bot., a grass triticum caninum of the same
      genus as wheat.

   dog latin, barbarous latin; as, the dog latin of pharmacy.
      

   dog lichen bot., a kind of lichen peltigera canina
      growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
      expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
      veins beneath.

   dog louse zool., a louse that infests the dog, esp.
      haematopinus piliferus; another species is
      trichodectes latus.

   dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
      traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
      churning.

   dog salmon zool., a salmon of northwest america and
      northern asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
      and hone.

   dog shark. zool. see dogfish.

   dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.

   dog star. see in the vocabulary.

   dog wheat bot., dog grass.

   dog whelk zool., any species of univalve shells of the
      family nassidae, esp. the nassa reticulata of
      england.

   to give to the dogs, or to throw to the dogs, to throw
      away as useless. "throw physic to the dogs; i'll none of
      it." --shak.

   to go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
      1913 webster
see also:
canis canis familiaris akita beagle bloodhound bulldog 
coachdog collie danish dog foxhound greyhound 
mastiff pointer poodle st. bernard setter 
spaniel spitz terrier german shepherd pit bull 
chihuahua hot dog a dead dog a dog in the manger dog ape 
dog cabbage dog's cabbage thelygonum cynocrambe dog cheap cheap 
dog ear dog flea pulex canis flea aphaniptera 
dog grass triticum caninum dog latin dog lichen peltigera canina 
dog louse haematopinus piliferus trichodectes latus dog power dog salmon 
gorbuscha holia hone dog shark dogfish 
dog's meat dog star dog wheat dog whelk nassidae 
nassa reticulata to give to the dogs to throw to the dogs to go to the dogs 

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