dog's-meat

A butcher prepares dog's-meat at his shop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Meat for dogs: "dog's-meat" refers to meat, often of low quality (such as horse meat or offal like innards, tails, trotters), that is used as food for dogs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The butcher sold cheap dog's-meat for people who kept hunting hounds. (Low-quality meat intended for canine consumption.)
  • In the old days, dog's-meat was often made from scraps and leftovers from slaughterhouses. (Meat unsuitable for human consumption, repurposed for dogs.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be treated like dog's-meat": to be treated poorly or with contempt.
  • The prisoners were treated like dog's-meat, given only scraps and harsh conditions. (Treated as worthless or disposable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dog meat (n): meat from dogs used as human food (distinct from dog's-meat, which is for dogs).
  • In some cultures, dog meat is considered a delicacy. (Meat from dogs for human consumption.)

Synonyms

• Offal: the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food.
• Garbage: waste material, often used to feed animals.

Related Idioms

• Not fit for dog's-meat: something of extremely poor quality or useless.
  • That old horse is not fit for dog's-meat anymore. (So decrepit it is worthless even as animal feed.)