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Latest post Thu, Sep 15 2005 12:09 PM by rwiles. 1 replies.
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Anonymous  +  132473 Wed, 31 Aug 05 01:15 PM
'three-dog night'
Does it mean a 'very cold night'?
If so, may I have a sample sentence?
Thank you.
 
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rwiles  +  137630 Thu, 15 Sep 05 12:09 PM
This phrase refers to the Australian Aboriginal practice of sleeping with your dogs for warmth on cold nights when in the outback. The coldness of nights was measured by the number of dogs required to keep warm, the coldest of which was a 'three-dog night.' 
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