Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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DOG, BLACK
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
An unpaid credit or
slate
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Use:
He left a black dog after him.
He left an unpaid bill (a slate) after him.
Derivation:
Possibly 1705 counterfeit silver coin, hence 'Black Dog', and see ' Alomost all of them had a 'black dog' somehwere.
(Murphy)
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