Origin of "hair of the dog"
Posted by James Briggs on November 02, 2003
In Reply to: Origin of "hair of the dog" posted by Ernest.Dreer. on November 02, 2003
: I would like to know if any of you have an idea of where the saying " Hair of the dog" came from. Cheers!!!
The 'hair of the dog' is part of a longer expression - 'the hair of the dog that bit you'. This goes back to the old belief that the hair of a dog that bites someone could be used as an antidote against the bad effects of the bite. By extension, another drink or two after a drinking binge would be the cure for a hangover.
See also: the meaning and origin of 'hair of the dog'.