Why the hell do they call female dogs Bitches?

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Amanda Byrnes
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from the Old Icelandic word "bikkja," which is the earliest record of it referring to a female dog. In 1440 AD, the Promptorium parvulorum, a Latin-English dictionary, shows a record of a "bick," which means female dog.
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from the Old Icelandic word "bikkja," which is the earliest record of it referring to a female dog. In 1440 AD, the Promptorium parvulorum, a Latin-English dictionary, shows a record of a "bick," which means female dog.
 
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Amanda Byrnes said:
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from the Old Icelandic word "bikkja," which is the earliest record of it referring to a female dog. In 1440 AD, the Promptorium parvulorum, a Latin-English dictionary, shows a record of a "bick," which means female dog.
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Odd that we still use it today when no one really uses ass for donkey.
 
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As I understand it, a female dog is only technically a bitch when she is in heat.

My dog for example, is fixed. So she is therefore not a bitch.
 
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