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Vallhund, n.
(ˈvælhʌnd, ‖ ˈvalhʊnd)
[a. Sw. vallhund shepherd dog, f. vall pasture + hund dog.]
A breed of sturdy, short-coated dog, resembling and related to the Pembrokeshire corgi, and used as a herding dog in Sweden; a dog of this breed. Also called Swedish Vallhund.
1947C. L. B. Hubbard Working Dogs of World xlv. 139 The Vallhund suffered an approach to extinction at one time. 1952― Pembrokeshire Corgi Handbk. 14 Crosses with the Vallhund would explain the shortened tail in the Pembrokeshire. 1965B. Vesey-Fitzgerald Dog Owner's Encycl. 222 Vallhund, a Corgi-type Swedish herder, which has been worked with cattle-drovers for centuries. |