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Definition of dog's-eared in English:

dog's-eared

Pronunciation /ˈdɒɡzɪəd/

adjective

(also dogs-eared)
rare

  • Dog-eared.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Richardson (bap. 1689, d. 1761), printer and author. Either from dog's-ear + -ed, or from dog's ear + -ed.