Dog days
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A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variouslyplaced by almanac makers between the early part of July and the earlypart of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to therising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun.Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.
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the hottest days of the summer
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