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UK
/pˈɛkɪndʒˌiːz/
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NOUN
- a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
How To Use Pekingese In A Sentence
- Smokey -- best wishes are coming your way from Buffalo, NY and my three Pekingese. Troisième age - French Word-A-Day
- The introduction of the Pekingese strain was also probably designed to help make the larger mountain watchdog (the Apso) more suitable for the Imperial Palace.
- The Shih Tzu is related to the Pekingese incidentally.
- Crossing a pug with a Pekingese, for example, could produce disastrous consequences.
- The smallest of the palace dogs, Sleeve Pekingese, were carried in the sleeves of the rulers' silk robes, while "commoners" were expected to bow down to the dogs.
- Differences in weight is most likely due to cross breeding in the past with smaller dogs such as the Pekingese to get a smaller size Shih Tzu.
- This year, Mr. Avello makes the Smooth Fox Terrier a 6 to 1 favorite, with the Pekingese at 7 to 1 and the Boxer at 8 to 1. Care to Wager on the Dogs? Vegas Sets the Odds
- Her Pekingese dog was perched happily on her lap.
- Standouts among the 2,500 dogs in the hunt include Palacegarden Malachy, a big point-getter in a small Pekingese package; Winfall Brookwood Style Dream, a sizzling boxer; and Sneak's a Peek, a fox terrier with sophisticated poise and presence. Old dog show Westminster learns new tricks
- It is the Shih Tzu's unique head and expression that actually distinguishes the breed from two other related Oriental breeds, the Lhasa Apso and the Pekingese.