COCKAPOO Definition & Meaning

cockapoo

or cock-a-poo

[ kok-uh-poo ]

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noun

plural cockapoos.

a dog crossbred from a cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle:
I grew up on a farm with dogs as big as ponies, and now I live in an apartment with a cockapoo that can fit in my tote bag.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cockapoo¹

First recorded in 1960–65; cock(er) ¹ + poo(dle), with -a- from cockatoo

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One of the estimated 600 schools with a classroom canine is Whitefriars Primary Academy in King's Lynn, Norfolk, which said Poppy the cockapoo helped with wellbeing and learning.

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Sprawled on an enormous pumpkin-colored sofa in the Beachwood Canyon home he shares with his choreographer wife, Charissa, 14-year-old cockapoo Raisin and mutt Clara, 12, Tudyk reflects on his journey from live-wire child to “Resident Alien” star.

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His dog, a cockapoo called Cyril, has been dutifully following him everywhere and eventually curls up in between us as the interview goes on.

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Emma Slade, from Canning Town, east London, left her role at Goldman Sachs in 2019 after she got her cockapoo.

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Sandra Costin was walking Button the Cockapoo in Flamborough on Thursday morning when she disappeared through a gate and out of sight.

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