toy poodle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toy poodle
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Suchin said that Jones “passed peacefully holding hands with his wife Eleonora and his beloved toy poodle, Ivy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
Sabbath will not grow much bigger since she is a toy poodle, but she does not let size hold her back.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023
Their evening walks continued even after Russia seized their hometown of Nova Kakhovka - shy Baranov with a giant black Italian mastiff and Pryshliak with a toy poodle whose apricot fur matched his beard.
From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Their evening walks continued even after Russia seized their hometown of Nova Kakhovka — shy Baranov with a giant black Italian mastiff and Pryshliak with a toy poodle whose apricot fur matched his beard.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, appeared out of the gloom—a threeheaded rottweiler so big he made Mrs. O’Leary look like a toy poodle.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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