Puddle-hound
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of poodle. rare
"You must breed fourteen or fifteen couple of small Puddle hounds, low and swift, and two couple of Terriers, which you may enter in one year, by this rule following."
Synonyms
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More examples"You must breed fourteen or fifteen couple of small Puddle hounds, low and swift, and two couple of Terriers, which you may enter in one year, by this rule following."
Etymology
Calque of German Pudelhund, the etymon of poodle.
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