Talk:dog's nose

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Etymology

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) suggests it was "so called from the mixture being cold, like a dog's nose" (which seems odd since beer is not particular warm to begin with). Equinox 20:08, 27 September 2020 (UTC)Reply