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lapdog

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lapdog
Noun
a small pet dog
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Noun1.lapdoglapdog - a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
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Spanish lapdog [ˈlæpdɔg] n → perro faldero
French lapdog [ˈlæpdɔg] n → chien m d'appartement
German lapdog [ˈlæpdɔg] lap (pej) n (fig) → Schoßhund m
Italian lapdog [ˈlæpdɔg] n → cane m da grembo
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The Farmer felt in his pocket, gave the Lapdog some dainty food, and sat down while he gave his orders to his servants.
Fables by Aesop View in context
Here a pair of lovers met to quarrel and make up; there a dark-eyed nursery-maid had better eyes for Templars than her charge; on this hand an ancient spinster, with her lapdog in a string, regarded both enormities with scornful sidelong looks; on that a weazen old gentleman, ogling the nursery-maid, looked with like scorn upon the spinster, and wondered she didn't know she was no longer young.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
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