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dog bent
noun
variants: or
dog's bent
Definition of dog bent
: a common grass (Agrostis canina) with slender culms, narrow leaves, and a long-awned lemma
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Origin and Etymology of dog bent
so called from its being eaten by sick dogs, supposedly as an emetic
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