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单词 doggess
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doggessn.

Brit. /dɒˈɡɛs/, /ˈdɒɡᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡəs/, /ˈdɑɡəs/
Forms: 1700s– doggess, 1900s– dogess.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dog n.1, -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < dog n.1 + -ess suffix1.
humorous.
A female dog, a bitch. Also figurative.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > female
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1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. cii. 343 Pretty dogs and doggesses, to quarrel and bark at me.
1797 E. Nairne Dog-tax 24 For doggess' milk, deny it if you choose, is more nutritious than the milk of ewes.
1863 M. A. Power Arabian Days & Nights 287 Said Pacha, determined not to give in to an unbelieving doggess..refused to allow the terrified child to be removed.
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. 93 (note) Five [‘nuns of Theleme’], including the two doggesses.
1920 T. Dreiser Hey Rub-A-Dub-Dub i. 12 A..group of Newport millionairesses give a dinner for the pet dogs of their equally wealthy friends, one particular dog or doggess being host or hostess.
1995 It's a Dog's Life (was Re: Pertwee) in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Apr. Standing amidst a throng of preened dogs & dogesses,..preaching the wonders of Pedigree Chum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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