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pinscher|ˈpɪnʃər|
[Ger.]
A short-coated, often dark-coloured terrier of the breed so called, usually having pricked ears and a docked tail; also, a smaller terrier with either pricked or drop ears, belonging to the miniature breed so called. Cf. Dobermann.
1926W. S. Schmidt Doberman Pinscher i. 10 The ancestors of the doberman were the old German shepherd dog and the large variety of the black-and-tan, smooth-haired German pinscher. 1929Pure-Bred Dogs (Amer. Kennel Club) 203 Miniature Pinschers are natives of Germany. 1935Toy Dogs (Amer. Kennel Club) 55 If you like a small ‘Pinscher’..see them trotting around and ‘showing off’ in some of the dog shows. 1954M. K. Wilson tr. Lorenz's Man meets Dog v. 62 The small daughter of the house received..a charming little dwarf Pinscher. 1957New Yorker 21 Sept. 46/2 Zoltan acquired a miniature pinscher. 1968R. & A. Fiennes Nat. Hist. Dog vi. 77 Among the continental terriers with toy varieties are the schnauzers and pinschers. 1973Country Life 15 Feb. 385/2 The toy group... The Yorkshire terrier, the miniature pinscher, the Italian greyhound. 1978D. A. Stanwood Memory of E. Ryker xii. 112 Dogs snarled behind me... Two pinschers hit the door. |