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poodle

[ pood-l ]

noun

  1. one of a breed of notably intelligent dogs, having thick frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, and occurring in three varieties ( standard poodle, miniature poodle, and toy poodle ) that differ in size:

    What I miss most about our old place are the six big poodles who live at the herb farm next door.



poodle

/ ˈ±è³ÜË»åÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a breed of dog, with varieties of different sizes, having curly hair, which is often clipped from ribs to tail for showing: originally bred to hunt waterfowl
  2. a person who is servile; lackey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of poodle1

First recorded in 1770–75; from German Pudel, short for Pudelhund, equivalent to pudel(n) “to splash†+ Hund “d´Ç²µâ€; puddle, hound 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of poodle1

C19: from German Pudel, short for Pudelhund, from pudeln to splash + Hund dog; the dogs were formerly trained as water dogs; see puddle , hound 1
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Example Sentences

The fierceness of the defence obviously stayed with Goldie - he later saw a poodle and hastily flew away.

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Breathing was getting harder, so she put on a mask and grabbed her laptop and her friends’ dog, a poodle mix named Cleveland, along with his food.

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In Davis, a computer swayed for just a few seconds and a desk chair was jolted, while a teenager reported feeling his bed sway and an unnerved poodle sought comfort.

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He was “nicely dressed†and “very sweetâ€, she said, and talked to her about her Maltese poodle.

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On a late summer day, the home’s most striking feature was the figure of a white standard French poodle.

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