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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
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poodle
- 1) 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
- 2) noun, a person who is servile; lackey
Etymology
C19: from German Pudel, short for Pudelhund, from pudeln to splash + Hund dog; the dogs were formerly trained as water dogs; see puddle, hound1
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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