dog fisher

[English dog, and fisher.] The same as DOGFISH (q. v.). "The dog fisher is good against the falling sickne ." Walton . dog-fly, s. [Eng. dog, and fly.] 1. Literally: Entom.: A species of fly infesting woods and bushes. It is extremely voracious, and its bite is very sharp and especially troublesome to dogs. *2. Fig .: An epithet of contempt or scorn. "Thou dogfly , what's the cause Thou makest gods fight thus?" Chapman. Homer's Iliad . "It was turned into doggerel rhymes." -Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xviii. B. As subst.: Verses written without regard to regularity in rhythm or rhyme; mean, worthle , wretched poetry. "His doggerel is consequently not without historical value." - Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xii.