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keeshond definition

kees·hond (kās′hônt′, kēs′-; -hund′)

noun pl. keeshonden -·hond′en (-hônt′'n, -hun′dən)

any of a breed of medium-sized dog with a thick, gray-and-black coat of long, straight hair, a foxlike head with small, pointed ears, and a tail that curls over the back

Etymology: Du < Kees, nickname for Cornelis, Cornelius + hond, dog

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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