英语词汇plum pudding dog的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	plum pudding dog
词源	plum pudding dog. This was once a common name for the Dalmatian, or spotted coach dog, breed. The Dalmatian pointer was called the plum pudding dog because of its mottled ap- pearance, its spots being like the plums or raisins in a pudding; the term was first recorded in 1897.
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