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A DOG IN THE MANGER

Definition: A DOG IN THE MANGER

A DOG IN THE MANGER

1. An ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Photo Album: A DOG IN THE MANGER

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Hoyt's A dog in the manger. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Modern Translation: A DOG IN THE MANGER

Language Translations for "A DOG IN THE MANGER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

un om invidios, nici mie nici ţie, câinele grãdinarului. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: A DOG IN THE MANGER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-g-g-h-i-m-n-n-o-r-t"

-4 letters: marathoning, megatonnage, renominated.

-5 letters: antimodern, deaerating, deaeration, denegation, denominate, dermatogen, derogating, dethroning, emarginate, emendating, emendation, enantiomer, endamaging, endometria, ergotamine, garmenting, generating, generation, germinated, greatening, hatemonger, heartening, ingathered, margenting, marginated, meandering, moderating, montagnard, mordanting, ordainment, ornamented, reanimated, reanointed, redamaging, renegading, renominate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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