DOGNAP


Meaning of DOGNAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯg-ˌnap ]

transitive verb

( -napped or dog·naped -ˌnapt ; -nap·ping or dog·nap·ing -ˌna-piŋ)

Etymology: dog (I) + -nap (as in kidnap )

Date: circa 1942

: to steal (a dog) especially to obtain a reward for its return or to sell to a scientific laboratory

• dog·nap·per or dog·nap·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.