| 单词 | great dane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat Dane great Dane (also simply Dane): a large, powerful, shorthaired breed of dog, between the mastiff and greyhound types. lesser Dane: the Dalmatian, or coach-dog.extracted from Danen.great dane great dane n. (also great Dane) [after French grand danois (see quot. 1750 at Dane n. 2)] a very large breed of dog, probably developed in Denmark or Germany from mastiff and greyhound or wolfhound stock and originally used for hunting deer and wild boar; a dog of this breed; cf. Dane n. 2.The great dane is the tallest living breed of dog. ΚΠ 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. viii. 292 He was made extremely like a greyhound,..or the great Dane. 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports §1401 The great Dane is rather pied or patched than spotted. 1932 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. 12/4 One well-known kennel of Great Danes has specialized in obedience tests. 2002 List (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 4 July 14/2 There was Scooby, a huge brown great dane who could say his own name and was scared of his own shadow. < as lemmas |
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