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Dog Days
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A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; - so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dog Days'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dog-days.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dog Days'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dog-days.html. 1828.
