keeshond

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K0029300 (kās′hônt′, -hŏnd′)n. pl. kees·hon·den (-hôn′dən) or kees·honds A dog of a medium-sized breed originating in the Netherlands, having a thick gray, black, and white coat and a plumed tail carried over the back.

[Dutch : probably the name Kees (nickname for Cornelis, Cornelius) + hond, dog (from Middle Dutch; see kwon- in Indo-European roots).]

keeshond

(ˈkeɪsˌhɒnd; ˈkiːs-) n, pl -honds or -honden (-ˌhɒndən) (Breeds) a breed of dog of the spitz type with a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail, originating in Holland[C20: from Dutch, probably from Kees nickname for Cornelis Cornelius, from Latin + hond hound¹]

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(ˈkeɪsˌhɒnd, ˈkis-)

n., pl. -hon•den (-ˌhɒn dən) any of a Dutch breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick black-tipped gray coat, a foxlike head, and a tail carried over the back. [1925–30; < Dutch, probably =Kees (shortening of proper name Cornelius) + hond dog; see hound]

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keeshond - a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Hollandspitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

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Keeshond

(kās`hŏnd) (pl. Keeshonden), breed of medium-sized nonsporting dognonsporting dog,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs that may formerly have been bred to hunt or work but that are now raised chiefly as house pets and companions.
..... Click the link for more information. raised in Holland for several hundred years and introduced into England in the year 1900. It stands about 18 in. (46 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 32 to 40 lb (14.5–18.1 kg). Its weather-resistant double coat consists of a thick, downy underlayer and an abundant, straight, harsh topcoat that stands out from the body. The undercoat is gray or cream-colored, and the outer hairs are black-tipped. Undoubtedly of Arctic origin, the Keeshond is related to the Norwegian elkhound, the Samoyed, the chow chow, and, most closely, the Pomeranian. In Holland it was so common a sight in the barges on the Dutch canals that it was first registered in England under the name "Dutch barge dog." The Keeshond is raised as a pet and watchdog. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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noun a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland

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