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shih-tzu|ˈʃiːtsuː|
Also shitzu.
[ad. Chin. shīzigǒu f. shī lion + zǐ son + gǒu dog, formerly transliterated shih-tzu kou.]
A small long-coated dog of the breed so called, originally developed in China, often tan or grey and white in colour, with long ears and a tail curling over the back. Also attrib.
1921V. W. F. Collier Dogs China & Japan iii. 52 These books [sc. the imperial dog-books]..portray dogs closely resembling the ‘Pekingese’ type, as also the ‘Shih-tzu’ dog and the ‘Pug’. 1934Kennel Gaz. May 385/3 It was decided that dogs might be registered under the heading of A.O.V. Shih-Tzu, and that those now registered as Apsos could be altered without charge. 1948C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Britain xx. 328 The Shih Tzu..is a close relative of the Lhasa Apso with which it has often been confused. 1961Guardian 9 Nov. 10/6 Who,..apart from dog-fanciers, has ever heard of a shih-tzu? 1969Queen 17 Sept. 56/1 She sits..softly scratching the tummy of one of her Shitzu dogs. 1979A. Chisholm Nancy Cunard xxxii. 332 Perhaps she had tripped..trying to avoid one of the Shih Tzu puppies. |