dogfall

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noun

A fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

noundogfall (plural dogfalls)

plural dogfalls · alternative dog-fall

  1. governmentA fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.First known use 19th c.

    Lucky Ned Pepper said, “What is your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?”

    1968, Charles Portis, True Grit

Origin

From dog + fall.

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APA

dogfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfall

MLA

“dogfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogfall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfall.

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