ˈskipə(r)kē, -)kə noun
Etymology: Flemish, diminutive of schipper boatman, skipper, from Middle Dutch; from the use of such dogs as watchdogs on boats — more at skipper
1. usually capitalized : a Belgian breed of small stocky black dogs with foxy head and erect triangular ears developed originally chiefly for use as a watchdog on canalboats
2. -s : a dog of the Schipperke breed
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