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pelt of the dog

An immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.

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  • Alteration of hair of the dog, substituting hair with pelt, thus implying far greater quantity.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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