Crossword clues for dog-tired
dog-tired
Wiktionary
a. exhaust.
WordNet
adj. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: exhausted, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out(a), worn out(p)]
Usage examples of "dog-tired".
Even without the brandy he suspected he would have opted for bed, being just too dog-tired.
On October 23rd they were at Beith, on the 24th at Waselibank Spruit, on the 25th at Sunday River, and next morning they marched, sodden with rain, plastered with mud, dog-tired, but in the best of spirits, into Ladysmith amid the cheers of their comrades.
It was nine thirty in the morning and he was dog-tired after a night on the town with Sorges and Bosch.
They were both dog-tired, short of supplies, short of strength and of breath in the stifling heat of the cabin, and it was with relief that they saw Padeen arrive with lint, tow, bandages, splints, all that an intelligent man could think of, and heard Mr Bulkeley wind his call, ordering the Franklins to the pumps.