Spitz

Spitz  (spts), Mark Born 1950.

American swimmer whose record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic games (1972) stood for 36 years.

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spitz  (spts)

n.

A dog belonging to any of several northern breeds, such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed, characterized by a long, thick, usually white coat, pointed muzzle and ears, and a tail curled over the back.

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[German Spitz, from spitz, pointed, from Middle High German spiz, from Old High German spizzi.]

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spitz

Noun

a stockily built dog with a pointed face, erect ears, and a tightly curled tail [from German]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" Samoyede, Samoyed - Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family Pomeranian - breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type chow chow, chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China keeshond - a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland