/pool"ee, pyooh"lee/ , n. , pl. pulik /pool"eek, pyooh"leek/ , pulis .
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
[ 1935-40; pudli poodle, shortening of earlier pudlikutya, trans of G Pudelhund; see POODLE ]