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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm animals.

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  • noun Used other than as an idiom: see red,‎ dog.
  • noun US, American football A blitz.
  • verb US, American football To blitz.

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  • A kind of football defense used by the San Francisco 49ers in the Y.A. Tittle era.

    Red Dog is a name used for a variety of card games involving wagers against the dealer.

    July 27, 2009

  • See acey-deucey.

    March 27, 2012