| Word | hair of the dog |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Alcohol consumed to lessen the effects of a hangover. (Based on a folk remedy for dog bites involving putting some of the hair of the dog that bit you in the wound to guard against bad effects, the sense being that something of what hurt you will act as a remedy.) |
| Sentence | And today I went to see Sonya and asked her for the hair of the dog! … Heh, heh, heh! […] This very bottle here was bought on her money, sir. |
| Source | Crime and Punishment, trans. Pevear & Volokhonsky, I.ii, p. 22 |
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