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单词 dog's throw
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dog's throw
dog's throw n. = dog-throw n. at Compounds 3a.
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1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. vii. 128 I may well have the dog's letter in my mouth, since, whenever I play with you, I have the dog's throw in my hand.
1912 E. H. du Bois Hundred Riddles Symphosius 83 The highest throw was three sixes, called the ‘Venus-throw’, and the lowest, three aces, the ‘Dog's throw’.
2006 D. G. Schwartz Roll Bones ii. 24 The worst possible throw, four ones, was known as ‘the dog's throw,’ and the best, known as the ‘Venus throw,’ had each astragalus showing a different value.
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