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- noun rare, humorous, idiomatic An
immoderate ,excessive quantity ofalcohol drunk themorning after whilst sufferingwithdrawal symptoms or ahangover , which goes beyondalleviating thecomplaint to causingdrunkenness ; comparehair of the dog .
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Alteration of hair of the dog, substituting hair with pelt, thus implying far greater quantity.
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