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dog days

the hot, uncomfortable days in July and August: so called because during that period the Dog Star (Sirius) rises and sets with the sun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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