dog-house—
1. a dog kennel:
- Heidi the rottweiler was in the doghouse yesterday after she stopped firemen reaching a kitchen blaze.
2. (sl.) bass viol:
- You will not find the language which was attached to jazz in the first spate of magazine articles—no “dog-house” for bass.
3. a small structure of a shape suggesting a kennel:
- Some detail can be added to the superstructure of the yachts, such as the coach roofs, doghouse and hatch covers.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase cat house—(sl.) a brothel; a house of prostitution:
- How many cat houses do you suppose there are in this town?
dog’s home—(also: dogs home) an establishment where dogs are kept and looked after:
- Many dogs are now in the caring hands of staff at the Battersea Dogs Home, but they still have to find a permanent home.