"lapdog" meaning in English

See lapdog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lapdog.wav Forms: lapdogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lapdog (plural lapdogs)
  1. Alternative spelling of lap dog. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lap dog
    Sense id: en-lapdog-en-noun-M90Ubpi7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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