(informal) A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in dog years is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and ...

(transitive) To startle or shock; to render (someone) confused or disconcerted.

(transitive) To knit. / (transitive) To girdle or encircle.

A thoracic pleurite present in some insects just below the notum