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Working like a dog : alternative

Posted by Lewis on January 17, 2003

In Reply to: Working like a dog posted by R. Berg on January 14, 2003

: : anyone knows the origin of "working like a dog"?

: Someone asked that question here recently. Someone else answered it: basically, a sheepdog works from dawn till dusk for only room and board and affection. (From memory; I haven't found the original posts.)

In olden days, the two sawyers who worked on a tree sawing planks were the top-dog and the under-dog. A dog in those days was a manual worker.

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