[spits] 
| any of several dogs having a stocky body, a thick coat, erect, pointed ears, and a tail curved over the back, as a chow chow, Pomeranian, or Samoyed. |
[spits] | Mark (Andrew), born 1950, U.S. swimmer: winner of seven gold medals in 1972 summer Olympic Games. |
| spitz (spĭts) n. A dog belonging to any of several northern breeds, such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed, characterized by a long, thick, usually white coat, pointed muzzle and ears, and a tail curled over the back. [German Spitz, from spitz, pointed, from Middle High German spiz, from Old High German spizzi.] |
| Spitz (spĭts) American swimmer whose record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic games (1972) stood for 36 years. |