red dog

noun, Cards.
1.
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
Also called high-card pool.
Origin
1925-30

red-dog

[red-dawg, -dog] /ˈrɛdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/
verb (used with object), red-dogged, red-dogging.
1.
to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.
verb (used without object), red-dogged, red-dogging.
2.
to red-dog the passer.
Origin
1950-55
Related forms
red-dogger, noun
Slang definitions & phrases for red dog

red dog

noun phrase

A defensive assault in which the linebacker goes directly for the quarterback (1966+ Football)


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