puddle-hound
puddle-hound noun: synonym of poodle.
Noun
puddle-hound (plural puddle-hounds)
- Synonym of poodle.
- 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.1949, “A Very Good Note for Any Young Gentleman, Who Will Breed Hounds to Hunt the Fox”, in [Violet Bathurst,] Lady Apsley, compiler, The Fox-hunter’s Bedside Book, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode...
- Meres, tarns or water holes, such as those splashed about in by ‘puddle-hounds’, aka poodles2003, “General Knowledge Crossword No. 3439”, in The Daily Telegraph, London, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- poodle
Synonyms of puddle-hound
Forms of puddle-hound
| plural | puddle-hounds |
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Origin of puddle-hound
Calque of German Pudelhund, the etymon of poodle.
Questions about puddle-hound
- What does puddle-hound mean?
- Puddle-hound means synonym of poodle.
- What part of speech is puddle-hound?
- Puddle-hound is a noun.
- What is the plural of puddle-hound?
- The plural of puddle-hound is puddle-hounds.
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