Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
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- noun a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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April 6, 2010 at 8:45 pm ai hadda keeshond wuns taht wi fownd assa stray. hims had bin shayved frum teh sholdurs bakk.
CAT-ATONIC - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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An animal services officer met with the owner, who had a keeshond but no pit bull.
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The weirdest dog name I ever knew was a keeshond named Frijpahn frypan.
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Homesick Texan- thanks, the puppy is a keeshond, and the breed is known for having "spectacle" markings, hence the expressive eyes.
Puppy Love Mercedes 2007
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Parker, owned by Terry and Diane Benz, beat out the rest of the keeshond field to win his breed during the nontelevised portion of the competition on Monday.
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The Lake Zurich keeshond competing in the Westminster Kennel Club's 2010 dog show won Best of Breed today, giving it the chance to compete tonight for Best in Group and a shot at Best in Show on Tuesday night.
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The former butcher inflicted five cuts on his ex-partner's male keeshond, Nikki, when he
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I have a keeshond dog that snores and she lays just on the side of the bed and sounds just like a person snoring oh and my wife snores once in a great while. don't bother me but.
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I have a keeshond dog that snores and she lays just on the side of the bed and sounds just like a person snoring oh and my wife snores once in a great while. don't bother me but.
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I have a keeshond dog that snores and she lays just on the side of the bed and sounds just like a person snoring oh and my wife snores once in a great while. don't bother me but.
chained_bear commented on the word keeshond
A dog breed: "The keeshond has an Arctic origin. In its veins runs the blood of the samoyed, chow chow, elkhound, and Pomeranian. At the beginning of the French Revolution it became the symbol of teh common and middle-class Dutch who were led by the patriot Kees de Gyselaer. The breed then suffered a long period of neglect and did not become popular again until 1920." (Simon & Schuster Guide to Dogs, 1980)
If it's of Dutch origin, it should probably be pronounced "case-hond," but I hear lots of people saying "keesh-ond" instead. Hmm...
February 21, 2007