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Someone asked me the other day why parhelia are called sundogs.
I can only guess that they might be thought of as 'companions'
(dogs) to it. Alternatively they could 'follow' (dog) the sun across the
sky.
Does anyone know when the term was first used and its actual
origin?
Les Cowley
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