"schipperke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: schipperkes [plural]
Etymology: From Belgian Dutch (Flemish), but unclear at the word level. * Conventionally taken to be schipper (“skipper”) + -ke (“diminutive suffix”), allegedly alluding to a role as watchdog and/or rodent catcher on canal boats. * Alternatively, a mutation of scheperke, a diminutive of scheper (“shepherd, sheepdog”), referring to the breed's purported descent from an extinct larger breed of sheepdogs. Related to the etymological debate is a longstanding informal one about whether the dog itself should be regarded as a spitz or a miniature sheepdog. For more, see Schipperke § History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{suffix|nl|schipper|ke|t1=skipper|t2=diminutive suffix}} schipper (“skipper”) + -ke (“diminutive suffix”), {{pedia|Schipperke#History|Schipperke § History}} Schipperke § History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Head templates: {{en-noun}} schipperke (plural schipperkes)
  1. (zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats. Wikipedia link: Flemish, Merriam-Webster Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Dogs

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