dogbolt (2)

& a. A. As substantive: 1. The coarser part of flour; meal for dogs. 2. An expre ion of reproach, scorn, or contempt; a low wretch or villain. "To have your own turn served, and to your friend To be a dog - bolt." Beaum. & Flet.: Wit without Money , iii. 1. B. As adj .: Mean, base, degraded. "His dog - bolt fortune was so low, That either it must quickly end, Or turn about again, and mend." Butler: Hudibras , II. 1. 39-41. dog-briar, dog-brier, s. The Dog-rose (q. v.). dog-cabbage, dog's-cabbage, s . Bot.: A plant or herb belonging to the order Chenopodiacese. It is used as a potherb; it is slightly purgative and acrid. It is a native of the south of Europe. dog-cart, s. A sportsman's vehicle having shafts and two wheels, with a box beneath the seat for setters or pointers.