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  1. n. Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.

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  1. weather

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  • reesetee I need to listen to it again. :-) Sep 23, 2007

  • npydyuan Never heard that (about rain dogs), but it makes sense, and makes the Tom Waits song even better! Sep 23, 2007

  • reesetee I thought rain dogs were those that get lost because the rain washes away scent. Yes? Sep 23, 2007

  • reesetee Thanks, palooka. Have you ever seen one? Sep 23, 2007

  • npydyuan Any relation to Tom Waits's Rain Dogs? Sep 23, 2007

  • palooka What a great phrase & metereological phenomenon! Sep 23, 2007

  • reesetee A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon. Also called weathergaw or parhelion, its scientific name. Sep 23, 2007

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