"hair of the dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-hair of the dog.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Ellipsis of hair of the dog that bit one, a folk remedy for rabies by placing hair from the dog that bites one into the wound. The use of the phrase as a metaphor for a hangover treatment dates at least to the 16ᵗʰ century. The principle of “curing like with like” has existed in various cultures historically; see hair of the dog at Wikipedia for details; the use of the phrase “hair of the dog” for a hangover cure dates to antiquity, an early form being found in the Ugaritic text KTU 1.1114 line 29, where the chief god of the pantheon, i/el, takes some for his health. The usage is in turn a borrowing from Akkadian.A Primer on Ugaritic, p. 121. Cambridge University Press, 2007. →ISBN. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|hair of the dog that bit one}} Ellipsis of hair of the dog that bit one Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hair of the dog (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover. Wikipedia link: hair of the dog Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Synonyms: coffin dodger, corpse reviver, pick-me-up Related terms: pelt of the dog [humorous, rare], a man about a dog Translations (curing drink): 回魂酒 (Chinese Mandarin), spravovák [masculine] (Czech), vyprošťovák [masculine] (Czech), reparationsbajer [common-gender] (Danish), javnari [masculine] (Faroese), krapularyyppy (Finnish), loiventava (Finnish), korjaussarja (Finnish), Konterbier [neuter] (German), Konterschnaps [masculine] (German), Reparaturseidl [neuter] (German), Mageneinrenker [masculine] (German), כוסית התאוששות (Hebrew), כוסית של הבוקר שאחרי (Hebrew), kutyaharapást szőrével (Hungarian), gyógysör (Hungarian), afréttari [masculine] (Icelandic), 迎え酒 (mukaezake) (alt: むかえざけ) (Japanese), 해장술 (haejangsul) (Korean), oppstiver [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), oppstivar (Norwegian Nynorsk), klin [masculine] (Polish), опохме́лка (opoxmélka) [feminine] (Russian), leigheas na pòit [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), återställare [common-gender] (Swedish)
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