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schipperke definition

schip·perke (skip′ər kē′)

noun

any of a breed of small dog with a dense, black coat forming a ruff about the neck, a foxlike head, and erect ears: traditionally the tail is docked

Etymology: Fl, little skipper, dim. of schipper (see skipper): from earlier use of breed as watchdogs on canalboats

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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