Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dog days

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dog days


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A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.