| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| affenpinscher |
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| SYLLABICATION: | af·fen·pin·scher |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   f  n-p n shr |
| NOUN: | A breed of small dogs of European origin, having wiry, shaggy hair and a tufted muzzle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German : Affe, ape (from Middle High German, from Old High German affo) + Pinscher, a type of dog with ears operated on or “pinched” to make them stand up (from English pinch).
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