spitz
/spɪts
/noun
A dog of a small breed with a pointed muzzle, especially a Pomeranian.That alert, quick-response nature typifies all spitz dogs today, including the Pomeranian, who, size notwithstanding, reflects most of the characteristics of the spitz....
- A cousin to the spitz type dogs, this pampered lap dog once called the arctic home.
- Any one owning a spitz could argue that they were only partially successful unless compared to the likes of the Beagle or Afghan breeds.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from German Spitz(hund), from spitz 'pointed' + Hund 'dog'.
Rhymes
- rolling in the aisles
- rolling lamp
- rolling library
- rolling lift bridge
- rollingly
- rolling machine
- rolling maul
- rolling mill
- rolling moment
- rolling muscle
- rolling news
- rolling off
- rolling over
- rolling paper
- rolling pendulum
- rolling pin
- rolling press
- rolling purchase
- rolling refinery
- rolling resistance
- rolling road
- rolling room
- rolling start
- rolling stock
- rolling stone