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Definition of Lapdogs
1. lapdog [n] - See also: lapdog
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapdogs
Literary usage of Lapdogs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1807)
"... or when lapdogs, breathe their lull. Again : Steel could the works of mortal
pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. ..."
2. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1835)
"Ladies and lapdogs. — Arrival at Utrecht.—Moravian establishment.—-The
woods—Shops—Celestial love. ..."
3. Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China by Robert Fortune (1868)
"... and their prejudices — Street dogs — lapdogs — Fire at the British Legation —
Mode of giving alarm — Organization of Fire-brigade — Wretched engines ..."
4. Sketches of Portuguese Life, Manners, Costume, and Character by A. P. D. G. (1826)
"... THE PEOPLE BEGGARS SALUTATIONS TO ACQUAINTANCES AND STRANGERS FORMS OF ADDRESS
ON LETTERS FONDNESS OF PORTUGUESE WOMEN FOR lapdogs AND PARROTS—CROSSNESS ..."
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