miniature-schnauzer

miniature schnauzer

noun
one of a German breed of sturdily built terriers resembling a smaller version of the standard schnauzer, having a wiry, pepper-and-salt, black, or black-and-silver coat, a rectangular head, bushy whiskers, and a docked tail, and originally developed as a farm dog but now raised primarily as a pet.

Origin:
1925–30

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miniature schnauzer

noun
a small schnauzer 
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