Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hybrid dog that is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.

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  • noun A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of cocker (spaniel) + poo(dle).]

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Blend of cocker spaniel and poodle

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Examples

  • We had cocker-poodle cross called a cockapoo when I was a kid.

    The top 10 American dogs vs. the top 10 New York City dogs. Ann Althouse 2009

  • Every Christmas Day before lunch, I chuck on a pair of wellies, call our cockapoo, Sam, and herd the children kicking and screaming and go for a long walk.

    Evening Standard - Home Hannah Nathanson 2011

  • A cockapoo is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.

    Earth & Sky Podcast 2009

  • It turned out that the cockapoo was a female; clearly a case of a gay dog’s essence being trapped in a bitch’s body, I thought.

    Equal rights for gay penguins « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • Along the way, Mr. Modesitt has weathered eight children, a fondness for three-piece suits [which has deteriorated into a love of vests], a brown Labrador, a white cockapoo, an energetic Shih-tzu, two scheming dachshunds, a capricious spaniel, a crazy Saluki-Aussie, and various assorted pet rodents.

    MIND MELD: Does The Used Book Market Help or Hurt the Publishing Industry? 2009

  • He weighed no more than three pounds and had champagne-colored fur; the sign said he was a cockapoo.

    Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011

  • My mom and I sat in the adoption center all day playing with two cockapoo puppies and waiting for the person who could give her away to us to come back from running an errand.

    my little girl.. Sam 2009

  • Along the way, Mr. Modesitt has weathered eight children, a fondness for three-piece suits [which has deteriorated into a love of vests], a brown Labrador, a white cockapoo, an energetic Shih-tzu, two scheming dachshunds, a capricious spaniel, a crazy Saluki-Aussie, and various assorted pet rodents.

    MIND MELD: Gods by the Bushel 2009

  • Godzilla; Pim the miniature schnauzer humped his buddy WonTon; Hattie, the cockapoo, sat on her cushion and stared.

    Going to the Dogs, in Style Anne Kadet 2011

  • I hear my client's cockapoo having a panic attack.

    Anhedonia (excerpt) Laura Preble 2010

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