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| one of a breed of toy dogs having a dense, wiry, red or gray coat with tufts of hair around the eyes, nose, and chin, cropped ears, and a docked tail. |
| af·fen·pin·scher (āf'ən-pĭn'shər) n. A breed of small dogs of European origin, having wiry, shaggy hair and a tufted muzzle. [German : Affe, ape (from Middle High German, from Old High German affo) + Pinscher, a type of dog with ears operated on or "pinched" to make them stand up (from English pinch).] |