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poodle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poodle/ˈpuːdl/

▶noun

1 a dog of a breed with a curly coat that is usually clipped.

2 Brit. a servile or obsequious person.

▶verb Brit. informal move or travel in a leisurely manner.

– origin C19: from Ger. Pudel(hund), from Low Ger. pud(d)eln ‘splash in water’ (the poodle being a water-dog).

'poodle' also found in these Oxford entries:

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