{"id":12361,"date":"2008-12-08T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T08:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wordswarm.net\/dictionary\/fitch.html"},"modified":"2008-12-08T08:30:10","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T08:30:10","slug":"fitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2008\/12\/08\/fitch.html","title":{"rendered":"Fitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hair of a polecat. A brush made from this or similar hair<\/font>.<\/p>\n

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I had never heard the phrase "hair of the dog" when a friend suggested that I, hung over, should try something called "hair of the dog." <\/p>\n

I thought she meant a brand of beer called "Hair of the Dog" and my assumption was (I thought) confirmed when I found the "Hair of the Dog Brewing Company" based in Portland, Oregon. <\/p>\n

I attempted to find a few bottles of Hair of the Dog Brewing Company beer to present to my friend as proof that I took her advice, but I found that the stuff was all but impossible to find around here.<\/p>\n

It was just as well, since she was not referring to a specific brand of beer but to the general phrase "hair of the dog that bit you," an expression which says that the best cure for a hangover is to drink more alcohol when you wake up hung over in the morning.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if the "cure" possesses much medical integrity but everyone I know who has tried it swears by it despite however much it goes against every instinct in their body to drink beer in the morning.<\/p>\n

I’ve never had occasion to try the hair of the dog elixir, and except for once or twice in college I don’t think I’ve ever consumed beer before noon, or even before 3pm. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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