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Mira Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Give the dog a bone

0 "Give the dog a bone", is there a special meaning to this sentence? 0-
  

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0 In what context have you heard it Mira? Sometimes it is used as rhyming slang meaning "phone somebody" 0-

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  • 0 In what context have you heard it Mira?
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0 In what context have you heard it Mira? Sometimes it is used as rhyming slang meaning "phone somebody" 0-
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5000 When I was in York (UK) it was the name of a shop, and I wondered what is it010id5
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0 Reminds me of a song I learned as a child: 02br
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00He played knick-knack on my thumb. 02br
00With a knick-knack, paddy whack, 01b00Give the dog a bone; 02b02br
00This old man came rolling home 0-
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0 I hesitate to ask, Mira – but what did the shop sell? 02br
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0"A quirky lifestyle shop which is ideal for present buying. " 05000 it is the descrption010id5
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0 Well, since a dog is usually happy when it gets a bone, I suppose it could mean that in that shop, you'll find things that'll satisfy people? Every dog will get its bone! 0-
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0thanks for your help!! 050010id1
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0 'Knickknacks', almost? 02br
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the Squeeze song "Cool For Cats" includes the line "I'm invited in for breakfast and I give the dog a bone"

also AC/DC have a song called "Given the Dog a Bone"

I've long assumed there is some meaning to this phrase I've missed...
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In this context, Anon, I suspect "I give the dog a bone" implies "I copulate with her".

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