hang-dog

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Alternative spelling of hang dog
To hang on the rope after falling off a climb
A rascal, one fit to hang from a rope (hanged) like a dog
hangdog
{s} defeated; ashamed, full of guilt
hangdog
A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird
hangdog
If you say that someone has a hangdog expression on their face, you mean that they look sad, and often guilty or ashamed. hangdog expression/look an expression that shows you feel sorry or ashamed about something
hangdog
Low; sneaking; ashamed
hangdog
frightened into submission or compliance
hangdog
showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater