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It's what the page of a book looks like when you turn the corner down - you say that the page is "dog-eared." It should also be noted there is a similar-sounding expression, "dog years"-- which refers to an erroneous (but widely believed) claim about how dogs age: it is believed by many that one human year equals seven dog years.

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