POODLE

poodle, poodle dog

(noun) an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

poodle (plural poodles)

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

(figuratively) A person servile towards someone whom he or she considers his or her superior.

Synonyms

• (breed of dog): Canis aviarius aquaticus (formal, before 20th century)

Anagrams

• looped, pooled

Etymology

Initialism from Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption.

Noun

POODLE (uncountable)

(computing) A man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage of Internet and security software clients' fallback to an older version of SSL.

Anagrams

• looped, pooled

Source: Wiktionary

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Poo"dle, n. Etym: [G. pudel.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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