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Pomeranian dog

Spitz dog \Spitz" dog"\ [G. spitz, spitzhund.] (Zo["o]l.) A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup.

Pomeranian dog

Pomeranian \Pom`e*ra"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the Baltic Sea. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.

Pomeranian dog (Zo["o]l.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog.

Usage examples of "pomeranian dog".

One man, who had a Pomeranian dog, leaped overboard with it and striking a piece of wreckage was badly stunned.

Dishevelled, ill-shaven, eyes a-glitter, Lee sat with feet on the fire fender, a Pomeranian dog (rather resembling him) at his feet, and regaled us with tales of his captivity at Philadelphia.