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kees•hond
(kās′hond′, kēs′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hon•den
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(-hon′dən).USA pronunciation
- Dog and Cat Breedsone of a Dutch breed of small dogs having thick, silver-gray hair tipped with black and a tail carried over the back.
- Dutch, probably special use of Kees (shortening of proper name Cornelius) + hond dog; see hound1
- 1925–30
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