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Meaning of "dog and bone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOG AND BONE

dog and bone play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOG AND BONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dog and bone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOG AND BONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dog and bone in the English dictionary

The definition of dog and bone in the dictionary is a telephone.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOG AND BONE

dog
dog and pony show
dog basket
dog biscuit
dog box
dog breeder
dog collar
dog days
dog eat dog
dog fancier
dog fennel
dog food
dog fouling
dog fox
dog guard
dog handler
dog in the manger
dog kennel
dog Latin
dog licence

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOG AND BONE

bone
cannon bone
cartilage bone
close to the bone
crazy bone
frontal bone
funny bone
heel bone
hyoid bone
leg bone
marrow bone
occipital bone
parietal bone
pin bone
point the bone
shin bone
skin and bone
sphenoid bone
temporal bone
thigh bone
zygomatic bone

Synonyms and antonyms of dog and bone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dog and bone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOG AND BONE

Find out the translation of dog and bone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dog and bone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dog and bone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗和骨头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro y hueso
570 millions of speakers

English

dog and bone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुत्ता और हड्डी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلب و العظام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собака и кость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão e osso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুর এবং হাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le chien et l´os
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing dan tulang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hund und Knochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犬と骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강아지와 뼈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asu lan balung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chó và xương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாய் மற்றும் எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्रा आणि हाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Köpek ve kemik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cane e ossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pies i kości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собака і кістка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine și os
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκύλου και των οστών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hond en die been
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hund och ben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hund og bein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dog and bone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG AND BONE»

The term «dog and bone» is normally little used and occupies the 125.068 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG AND BONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dog and bone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOG AND BONE»

Discover the use of dog and bone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dog and bone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors
... not to wait till she is in danger before joining onto a pair, but to do it frequently. The game is all in the transformations, so it works better if changeovers happen often. 17 The handkerchiefgame (aka the hat game, aka dog and bone) Two lines ...
Augusto Boal, 2005
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Intellectual and Personality Characteristics of Children: ...
Dog and Bone Game. In seeking another performance analogue to the verbal creativity measures, a modification of a task developed by Banta (1967) was employed. Unlike tasks requesting the child to verbally generate many alternative  ...
Victoria Seitz, Edward Zigler, 1979
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Group Activities to Include Students With Special Needs: ...
... are blind should be paired with sighted partners. CoCor Hunters Equipment: Location: Skill Development: Abilities Required: Activity: •. Additional Notes: Level 1 11 Dog and Bone Auditory Processing Dog and Bone.
Julia Wilkins, 2000
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Popular Science
DOG-AND-BONE. HOLDER. FOR. NECKTIES. AND. BELTS. HINTS FOR BEGINNERS IN Model Railroading How to Build a. photograph of the real brig — just a detail of the model made ptain McCann. Try to match this workmanship in your ...
5
Homophones--Where's My Bone? Literacy Center
Play until all Dog and Bone activity cards have been matched. 7. Complete your assigned activity sheet. Use the activity cards to help you. Group Activity Where's My Bone? Directions: Circle the bone that correctly completes the sentence. 1.
Kelly Hackett, 2014
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Fabulous Felt: Over 30 Exquisite Ideas for Sophisticated ...
PREPARE THE MOTIFS Trace the dog and bone and cut them out. Using a very hot iron with the steam setting turned off, iron the iron-on fabric on to the reverse of the rectangle of felt. Use a fabric pen to draw round the templates and make ...
Sophie Bester, 2007
7
Brass and Bone
“Ow, now, lovey, no need to be rude,” whined the woman, still outside the circle of gaslight. “A gentleman could offer a lady a pint, at least, on such a night. The Dog and Bone is not but a dozen steps away.” The man cocked his head to one ...
Cynthia Gael, 2013
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Treasured Time with Your Toddler: A Monthly Guide to Activities
Dog and Bone Game— One child is the dog and sits on a chair at a distance in front of the other players. The dog closes her eyes and has her back to the others. The dog's "bone" (choose something to represent the bone) is placed behind the  ...
Jan Brennan, 1991
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Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence: A ...
JOHN: (quickly) Yeah, maybe if we played something like Dog and Bone... The challenge here was to move to a simple, turn-taking game form, but to make it acceptable to children much older than those for whom it was designed, and for ...
Norma C. Lang, 2013
10
A Colloquy on Grammar Between a Little Boy Or Girl and the ...
Of that particular dog you say, Go drive the dog and bone away. Child. Now tell me more about the noun. Gallery. Some nouns are black and some are brown ; Some short, some tall, some great, some small ; And Adjectives these words we ...
‎1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOG AND BONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dog and bone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wetsuit and Bone Guard by Dog & Bone for iPhone 6 Plus Review
The Wetsuit by Dog and Bone is a rugged (MIL STD 810F) waterproof (IP 68) case for the iPhone 6 Plus that doesn't utilize a screen cover. «MobileTechReview.com, Jul 15»
2
Raury's XXL Freshmen Freestyle Proves He's a Solid Storyteller …
“But that's not always how it goes / Everyone ain't livin' how they think they was supposed to live / And they look at me like a dog and bone / I ... «The BoomBox, Jun 15»
3
Any e-cigarette ban would have 'limited impact' on Lincoln pubs say …
Joe Price, senior barman for the Dog and Bone on John Street, Lincoln, said: "We do have a few e-cigarette smokers – about one a night – but ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jun 15»
4
Social media and its Fool's Playground
I still enjoy a good yak on the dog and bone, but it's often not my first choice to ring someone. Before you all rush out to buy a tablet, notebook, ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
5
Pets with added byte! Our cats and dogs chew £358m worth of …
“The rhyming slang for phone in Britain is 'dog and bone' and part of me wonders whether our pets might be picking up on this a bit literally - at ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Lincolnshire Pub Landlords Praised for Response to Batemans First …
Events to come include a Fancy Dress cycle ride from the Dog and Bone pub in John Street, Lincoln, on Sunday from 10am. Visit the Linkage ... «Lincolnshire Echo, May 15»
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Pan-European study finds that British pets have chewed their way …
"The rhyming slang for phone in Britain is 'dog and bone' and part of me wonders whether our pets might be picking up on this a bit literally – at ... «FierceWireless, May 15»
8
Exclusive Magna Carta anniversary beer launched at Lincoln Castle
The exclusive beer will only be available on draft in four pubs around Lincoln including The Dog and Bone, The Victoria, The Butcher and ... «The Lincolnite, May 15»
9
Negative inflation has come too late to help the poor
Paedophilia and the church seem to trip of the tongue like ” bow and arrow” or “dog and bone” quite a lot these days. Centuries of promoting ... «Left Foot Forward, May 15»
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Fitness monitoring, doggy style: how new apps let you keep track of …
Now you can run it off while keeping track on the dog and bone, says Rosamund Urwin. Healthy hound: Rosamund Urwin and Pip try out the ... «Evening Standard, May 15»

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