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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
poodle \poo"dle\, n. g. pudel. zool.
a breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing
remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dog \dog\ daddg or do^g, n. as. docga; akin to d. dog
mastiff, dan. dogge, sw. dogg.
1. zool. a quadruped of the genus canis, esp. the
domestic dog canis familiaris.
note: the dog is distinguished above all others of the
inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
attachment to man. there are numerous carefully bred
varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
bulldog, coachdog, collie, danish dog,
foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
poodle, st. bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz,
terrier, german shepherd, pit bull, chihuahua,
etc. there are also many mixed breeds, and partially
domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the
dingo and dhole. see these names in the vocabulary.
1913 webster +pjc
2. a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
1913 webster
what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
should do this great thing? -- 2 kings
viii. 13 rev.
ver.
1913 webster
3. a fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
dog; a lazy dog. colloq.
1913 webster
4. astron. one of the two constellations, canis major and
canis minor, or the greater dog and the lesser dog. canis
major contains the dog star sirius.
1913 webster
5. an iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
andiron.
1913 webster
6. mech.
a a grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
raising or moving them.
b an iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
the carriage of a sawmill.
c a piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
tool.
1913 webster
7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. slang
pjc
8. a hot dog. slang
pjc
note: dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
it is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
dog latin.
1913 webster
a dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 sam. xxiv. 14.
a dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
but is none to him.
dog ape zool., a male ape.
dog cabbage, or dog's cabbage bot., a succulent herb,
native to the mediterranean region thelygonum
cynocrambe.
dog cheap, very cheap. see under cheap.
dog ear arch., an acroterium. colloq.
dog flea zool., a species of flea pulex canis which
infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. in
america it is the common flea. see flea, and
aphaniptera.
dog grass bot., a grass triticum caninum of the same
genus as wheat.
dog latin, barbarous latin; as, the dog latin of pharmacy.
dog lichen bot., a kind of lichen peltigera canina
growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
veins beneath.
dog louse zool., a louse that infests the dog, esp.
haematopinus piliferus; another species is
trichodectes latus.
dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
churning.
dog salmon zool., a salmon of northwest america and
northern asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
and hone.
dog shark. zool. see dogfish.
dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
dog star. see in the vocabulary.
dog wheat bot., dog grass.
dog whelk zool., any species of univalve shells of the
family nassidae, esp. the nassa reticulata of
england.
to give to the dogs, or to throw to the dogs, to throw
away as useless. "throw physic to the dogs; i'll none of
it." --shak.
to go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
1913 webster
see also:
canis canis familiaris akita beagle bloodhound bulldog
coachdog collie danish dog foxhound greyhound
mastiff pointer poodle st. bernard setter
spaniel spitz terrier german shepherd pit bull
chihuahua hot dog a dead dog a dog in the manger dog ape
dog cabbage dog's cabbage thelygonum cynocrambe dog cheap cheap
dog ear dog flea pulex canis flea aphaniptera
dog grass triticum caninum dog latin dog lichen peltigera canina
dog louse haematopinus piliferus trichodectes latus dog power dog salmon
gorbuscha holia hone dog shark dogfish
dog's meat dog star dog wheat dog whelk nassidae
nassa reticulata to give to the dogs to throw to the dogs to go to the dogs
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
poodle
n : an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat
that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained
as sporting dogs or as performing dogs syn: poodle dog
see also:
poodle dog
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