"dog town" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "(theatrical): See try it on the dog.",
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          "ref": "2004, Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, Kenn Kaufmann, Mammals of North America, page 118",
          "text": "This ferret feeds on prairie dogs and lives in their abandoned burrows; although it will feed on other small prey, it never thrives away from the dogtowns.",
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        "A community of prairie dogs."
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          "ref": "1917, W. J. Thorold, Arthur Hornblow, Perriton Maxwell, Theatre Magazine, volume 25, page 42",
          "text": "He's rehearsing his first-born for a dog-town opening next week.",
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          "text": "And speaking of Mr. Sloan, I note that he believes Chicago is taking New Haven's place as a dog-town.",
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        "(theater, colloquial) A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of general success."
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