Meaning of mad-dog | Babel Free

Definitions

Attributive form of mad dog

attributive, form-of

Examples

“These are mad-dog times, man!”

“Then she calls the cops, reports your standard mad-dog black burglar.”

“All we have⟳ to do is kill⟳ the mad-dog Nicaraguan who oppresses our people, calling himself a soldier.”

“And, now, these same cynical cops were being asked to shoot⟳ that dude on sight, to treat⟳ him like⟳ a mad-dog psychopath—the sanest guy in town.”

“Against the bite⟳ of a mad-dog : take⟳ two onions or three, boil them, spread⟳ them in ashes, mix⟳ them with fat and honey, lay⟳ it on.”

“To detect⟳ the microbes, he had to collect⟳ the saliva of a mad-dog.”

“Like⟳ mad-dog in the hottest day Byron runs snapping strait away, And those unlucky fellows judge⟳ ill Who go without a whip or cudgel.”

“It's also a proof that the newly appointed mad-dogs may be the same bad-eggs of the system that squandered the defense budget, sided with the insurgents and fought the country.”

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