standard poodle

[ stan-derd pood-l ]

/ ˈstæn dərd ˈpud l /

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noun

a poodle of a variety that is taller than 15 inches (38 centimeters) at the shoulder: If there were a society for genius dogs, our standard poodle Beulah would be its president!

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Origin of standard poodle

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby standard poodle

standard model, standard money, standard normal distribution, standard of living, standard operating procedure, standard poodle, standard schnauzer, standard score, standard scratch score, standard solution, standard temperature

How to use standard poodle in a sentence

Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
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The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
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Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.
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Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
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And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.
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The news of these successes brought crowds of volunteers to our standard.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke