puddle-hound

English

Etymology

Calque of German Pudelhund, the etymon of poodle.

Noun

puddle-hound (plural puddle-hounds)

  1. (rare) Synonym of poodle.
    • 1949, “A Very Good Note for Any Young Gentleman, Who Will Breed Hounds to Hunt the Fox”, in [Violet Bathurst,] Lady Apsley, compiler, The Fox-hunter’s Bedside Book, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC, page 108:
      You must breed fourteen or fifteen couple of small Puddle hounds, low and swift, and two couple of Terriers, which you may enter in one year, by this rule following.
    • 2003, “General Knowledge Crossword No. 3439”, in The Daily Telegraph, London, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Meres, tarns or water holes, such as those splashed about in by ‘puddle-hounds’, aka poodles
      The answer is “POOLS”.
    • 2007 November 14 (indicated as 2008), Alan Moore, “The New Adventures of Fanny Hill; or, The Further Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, as Recounted to Mr. John Cleland”, in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, La Jolla, Calif.: America’s Best Comics, →ISBN, [page 7 of story]:
      Supine upon a decorative chaise-longue, I was to represent humanity, while standing for the kingdom of the beasts we had the Marquis’ own firmly-built hunting dog, a puddle-hound (so called for their wet-looking coats) named Franz.
      Intentionally written in an old style: the spurious title page of the story gives the publication year as 1912. Above the text is an illustration including the poodle.
    • 2014, Cheryl Cooper, “Friday, August 27”, in Second Summer of War (Seasons of War; 2), Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn, →ISBN:
      Quivering in her chair at the end of the dining room table, Helena had looked like a shivering puddle-hound, but on the subject she had stayed curiously silent.
    • 2020 January 22, u/macmaam, r/poodles‎[1] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 9 June 2023:
      My baby puddle hound has a fresh cut! Such a crispy winter boi.
    • 2022 May 30, Puddle Hound Poodles, Facebook‎[2], archived from the original on 8 November 2025:
      The little Puddle Hounds are living up to their name on their first swims!
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