Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Australian, Cockney, slang)A telephone.

    Oi, keep the noise down! I'm talking to my old lady on the dog and bone.

Examples

32 sentences
  1. Tom gave his dog a bone.

    Том дав своєму собаці кість. — deniko

    ruТом дал своему псу кость. — Wezzel

    deTom gab seinem Hund einen Knochen. — pullnosemans

  2. I saw the old man feed his dog chicken bones.

    Я бачив, як старий годивав свого собаку куриними кісточками. — deniko

    ruЯ видел, как старик кормит свою собаку куриными костями. — sharptoothed

    deIch sah den alten Mann dabei, wie er Hühnerknochen an seinen Hund verfütterte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He gave the dog a bone.

    ruОн дал собаке кость. — joulin

    deEr hat dem Hund einen Knochen gegeben. — Zaghawa

  4. The dog ate the fish, bones, tail and all.

    deDer Hund hat den Fisch ganz, samt Gräten und Schwanz, gefressen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Is it OK for dogs to eat chicken bones?

Forms

plural: dog and bones
Singulardog and bone
Pluraldog and bones

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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