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During the slave trade, slaves were packed into every available niche aboard the slave ships, including the officers' cabins. The officers slept on deck in semi-cylindrical boxes, nicknamed dog houses.
The term in the dog house
grew to describe being in a difficult situation due to the extreme discomfort of sleeping in these boxes.
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During
the
slave
trade,
slaves
were
packed
into
every
available
niche
aboard
the
slave
ships,
including
the
officers'
cabins.
The
officers
slept
on
deck
in
semi-cylindrical
boxes,
nicknamed
"dog
houses."
The
term
"in
the
dog
house"
grew
to
describe
being
in
a
difficult
situation
due
to
the
extreme
discomfort
of
sleeping
in
these
boxes.