miller's dog

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miller's dog - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tope \Tope\, n.
     1. (Zool.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus
        syn. Galeus galeus), native of Europe, but found also on
        the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also
        toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
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     2. (Zool.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
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