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单词 lapdog
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lapdogn.

Brit. /ˈlapdɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈlæpˌdɔɡ/, /ˈlæpˌdɑɡ/
Etymology: < lap n.1 5 + dog n.1
A small dog, such as is allowed to lie in a lady's lap.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > pet
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a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 425 Those Lap-dogs had so in delicijs by the Ladies..are a pigmie sort of Spaniels.
1709 M. Prior When Cat is Away 56 Nor rats nor mice the lap-dog fear.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 289 The Lap-dog, at the time of Doctor Caius, was of Maltese breed.
1802 J. Wolcot Ld. Belgrave in Wks. (1812) IV. 516 A poor tame thing Just like a Lap-dog in a string.
1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. x. 211 The pet and plaything..a sort of lapdog to be carried in..coaches.
attributive.1810 Sporting Mag. 36 71 Lap-dog beagles.1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice II. vi. iii. 224 Had I not fed his lap-dog vanity..you would be Caroline Merton still.1905 Dial (Chicago) 16 Feb. 114/2 Lap-dog poets.1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Feb. 132/4 A lap-dog lover.
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