lion dog

English

Noun

lion dog (plural lion dogs)

1. A fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane.
   • 1966, Frank Crowninshield, Vanity Fair, volume 5, page 124:

     Her awards of best in the show to Mrs. Mrs. Arthur Holland's Peke, "Cairnwhin Tinto of Hydegree" of the highest value to those whose fancy is for the staunch little Lion Dogs.

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