A verb meaning 'to lick off.' Appears only in Luke 16:21 in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, where dogs lick Lazarus's sores -- showing more compassion than the wealthy man who stepped over him.
In this parable of reversal, Lazarus -- surrounded by unclean dogs and covered with sores -- is carried to Abraham's bosom. The rich man surrounded by luxury ends in torment. 'The last will be first' (Matthew 20:16). The God who sees Lazarus at the gate is the Judge before whom every rich man will stand.