HAIR OF THE DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hair of the dog mean? 

• HAIR OF THE DOG (noun)
  The noun HAIR OF THE DOG has 1 sense:

1. an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

  Familiarity information: HAIR OF THE DOG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAIR OF THE DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("hair of the dog" is a kind of...):

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

 Context examples 

There are no effective hangover remedies – instead, societies appear to rely on folk remedies (such as ‘hair of the dog’) and old folk sayings.

(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)