From where does the phrase hair of the dog originate?

Answer 1

The full phrase is 'the hair of the dog that bit you' and means that the thing that caused an ailment can cure it too. The phrase originally comes from the ancient idea that the burnt hair of a dog is the antidote to the bite of a dog.

Answer 2

The phrase "hair of the dog" is an abbreviation of the longer phrase "the hair of the dog that bit you". It is an English language colloquialism used most commonly to refer to a person who is hung over, the advice being that the hungover individual should drink a bit of the same alcohol that got them drunk. The belief was that this would cure the hangover. This phrase evolved out of the old folk remedy for dog bites which stated to cure a dog bite one should put a bit of the dog's hair in the wound.

Answer 3

The answer is FUR.