cockadoodle
cockadoodle verb: the crow of a cock; cock-a-doodle-doo.
Verb
cockadoodle (third-person singular simple present cockadoodles, present participle cockadoodling, simple past and past participle cockadoodled)
- The crow of a cock; cock-a-doodle-doo.
- COCKADOODLE, to crow like a cock (onomatopœous). The peacocks, with their spotted coates and affrighting voyces, for heralds, the prickt and enlisted; and the cockadoodling cocks for their trumpeters.—Nashe, Lenten Stuff (Harl. Misc., vi. 170).1881, Thomas Lewis Owen Davies, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, A Supplementary English Glossary, G. Bell and Sons, page 132
Noun
cockadoodle (plural cockadoodles)
- A dog that is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
- A little cockadoodle puppy galloped towards her, its lead trailing behind him on the leafy path.2017 September 7, Carmel Harrington, Cold Feet: The Lost Years, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN
- The neighbor's dog - Hannah had told me once that it was a cockadoodle and they'd paid a fortune for it from a breeder - broke into hysterical barking.2019 December 3, Sophie Ranald, Out with the Ex, In with the New: An utterly perfect feel good romantic comedy, Bookouture, →ISBN
Examples of cockadoodle in a sentence
- What is the definition of a “breed”? (Is a cockadoodle a breed of dog?2023 June 6, Daniel M. Russell, “What's the Most Likely Way You'll Die?”, in The Joy of Search: A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond...
- “This creature has facilitated your coitus?” “He's a cockadoodle.2023 August 14, Joe Saunders, “The Pronunciation Cassette Tapes” (0:48 from the start), in Solar Opposites, season 4, episode 4, spoken by...
Synonyms of cockadoodle
Forms of cockadoodle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | cockadoodles |
| present participle | cockadoodling |
| past participle | cockadoodled |
| past | cockadoodled |
| Noun | |
| plural | cockadoodles |
Origin of cockadoodle
Onomatopoeic.
Blend of cocker spaniel + poodle, perhaps influenced by Labradoodle.
Questions about cockadoodle
- What does cockadoodle mean?
- Cockadoodle means the crow of a cock; cock-a-doodle-doo.
- How do you use cockadoodle in a sentence?
- What is the definition of a “breed”? (Is a cockadoodle a breed of dog?
- What part of speech is cockadoodle?
- Cockadoodle can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of cockadoodle?
- The past tense of cockadoodle is cockadoodled.
Words near cockadoodle in the dictionary
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