keeshonden

Variant of keeshond

noun pl. keeshonden

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

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

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