pelt of the dog | Idiomator

Meaning: (rare,humorous,idiomatic)Animmoderate,excessivequantity ofalcoholdrunk themorning afterwhilst sufferingwithdrawal symptomsor ahangover, which goes beyondalleviatingthecomplaintto causingdrunkenness; comparehair of the dog.1949:Philip Wylie,Opus 21: Descriptive Music for the Lower Kinsey Epoch of the Atomic Age: A Concerto for a One-Man Band, Six Arias for Soap Operas, Fugues, Anthems & Barrelhouse,page 325〃(Rinehart)There were people — maybe two dozen — in the Knight’s Bar, for lunch, resuscitation, or thepelt of the dogthat bit them. Not Yvonne, though. A bit early.

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