sod poodle

English

Etymology

From sod +‎ poodle, since the animals resemble small dogs that live in the ground.

Noun

sod poodle (plural sod poodles)

  1. (nickname, Texas) A prairie dog.
    • 1976 September, Jack Denton Scott, “That Sassy Sod Poodle, the Prairie Dog”, in Scouting, volume 64, number 4, Boy Scouts of America, →ISSN, page 19:
    • 2021 September 15, Eric Miller, “40: Spot a Sod Poodle at Hodgetown”, in 100 Things to Do in Amarillo Before You Die, Reedy Press, →ISBN:
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