poodle
[ pood-l ]
/ ˈpud l /
noun
one of a breed of very active dogs, probably originating in Germany but regarded as the national dog of France, having long, thick, frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, occurring in three varieties (standard, miniature, and toy) differing only in size, and originally used as a water retriever.
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poodle
/ (ˈpuːdəl) /
noun
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
a person who is servile; lackey
Word Origin for poodle
C19: from German
Pudel, short for
Pudelhund, from
pudeln to splash +
Hund dog; the dogs were formerly trained as water dogs; see
puddle,
hound
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