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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Sundog

· Sun·dog · IPA
01 n. A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manne…
  1. 1.
    A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.(Meteorol.)
  2. 2.
    A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also dog and weathergaw. Also: dog, weathergaw