Cruft

British  

/ krʌft /

noun

1. Charles. 1852–1938, British dog breeder, who organized the first (1886) of the annual dog shows known as Cruft's

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Example Sentences

Despite Mr Cruft dying two years later, his wife took over to ensure the dogs would keep on running with their prize-winning displays.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Named after its founder Charles Cruft, the dog show took place for the first time in 1891 at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, where more than 2,000 dogs were entered.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Mr Cruft was an ambitious man who left college to sell "dog cakes" - food filled with meat, wheat and vegetables - having no desire to join the family jewellery business.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Also on hand, "to carry on the show on the lines he want ed," was 66-year-old Widow Cruft, who like her late husband, keeps no dog but a cat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Colonel Cruft formed in line of battle to the right of Colonel Smith.

From My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field by Coffin, Charles Carleton