red dog

Rush the passer

Red dog has distinct meanings in American football and petroleum drilling.

In football, to red dog is to blitz—rushing the quarterback with extra defenders: The linebacker red dogged on third down.

The term is older slang, largely replaced by "blitz" in modern commentary.

In oil fields, a red dog is an inexperienced or temporary worker, or equipment painted red to indicate it's rented rather than owned.

poker

blitz

Swift, overwhelming offensive

rushQuick sudden movement
aggressiveHostile and confrontational
antePre-deal poker payment

bet · bluff · call · raise · fold · chip · pot · gamble · risk · hand

drilling

blitz

Swift, overwhelming offensive

pressureForce upon contact
rushQuick sudden movement
wellboreDrilled subsurface hole

wildcatting · exploration · oilfield · borehole · derrick · rig · bit · casing · choke · offshore

football

blitz

Swift, overwhelming offensive

linebackerSecond-level defensive position
rushQuick sudden movement
quarterbackPassing position in football

sack · defense · scrimmage · tackle · pressure · snap · gap · stunting · pursuit · secondary

milling

flour

Milled grain powder

grainCereal plant's harvest unit
wheatCereal crop for flour
middlingsCoarse milling remnants

shorts · bran · germ · gristmill · roller · grindstone · sieve · bolter · husk · endosperm

Categories

feed ingredientsbran, wheat bran, rice bran, oat bran, middlings
card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
banking gamesbaccarat, blackjack, faro, pontoon, twenty-one

Opposites

defensive coverage strategy

red dogzone coverage

Spatial defensive scheme

drop back · prevent defense · zone defense · pass coverage · man coverage

card game type

red dogpoker

Hearth implement for coals

blackjack · bridge

animal coloration

red dogblack dog

Metaphor for depression

Family

red, dog, reddish, redness, redden, redder, reddened, reddest, reddening

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