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corgi|ˈkɔːgɪ|
Also corgy. Pl. corgis, corgwn.
[Welsh, f. cor dwarf + gi, f. ci dog.]
A small, short-legged dog of Welsh origin, with a head resembling that of a fox.
1926Bulletin 25 Nov. 9/4 One little dog about a foot high..a brown Welsh corgi. 1926Glasgow Herald 30 Nov. 8 A certain amount of talk in praise of a tiny Welsh dog, the Corgy. 1930Observer 5 Oct. 13/2 What can one say of the Welsh corgis,..with their truncated legs, prick ears, foxy heads, and longish bodies? 1934Punch 6 June 628/3 It had a face like a fox and ears that stood up like a fox's... Its body was short and stocky and it had no tail at all; nothing but half-an-inch of stump. ‘And what kind of mongrel is this?’ I asked. ‘Mongrel!’ she exclaimed. ‘It's no mongrel; it's the latest thing in pets. It's a Corgi.’ 1952C. L. B. Hubbard Pembrokeshire Corgi Handbk. 4 The plural of Corgi is Corgwn and not Corgis. 1970Times 20 Oct. 13/3 (caption) The Queen, with a firm hand on the leash for a reluctant corgi, arriving at Euston station. |