Definitions for dog-in-the-manger

dog-in-the-manger dog in the manger

Dog-In-The-Manger is a 17 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 2335 anagrams from letters in dog-in-the-manger (---adeegghimnnort).

Definitions for dog-in-the-manger

noun

  1. a person who selfishly keeps something that he or she does not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it.

Origin of dog-in-the-manger

First recorded in 1555-65

Word Value for dog-in-the-manger
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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