Shar-Pei
noun
one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
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Shar-Pei
American
[shahr-pey]
/ ˈʃɑrˈpeɪ /
noun
Shar Pei
British
/ ʃɑː ˈpeɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shar-Pei
First recorded in 1975–80; from dialectal Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shā pí literally, “sand fur” (compare Guangdong dialect sā péi ); English spelling with r perhaps r-less speaker's representation of the vowel
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Walking his two Shar-Pei dogs on the lawn in front of City Hall, Terence Greiner, homeless until two years ago, said he thinks “anyone elected into office should be allowed to finish their term.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
The par-4 fifth at Kinloch is nestled beneath hills that resemble the folds of a giantslumbering Shar-Pei.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 21, 2020
Jumblatt’s main companion these days is an arthritic Shar-Pei named Oscar.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
She also said she liked being able to bring her dog, a Shar-Pei named Mabel Ming, to work every day.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2016
Jeffrey Bolger, 50, lost out on about 10 months of paychecks while he was accused of killing a 7-year-old Shar-Pei in June 2014, the Baltimore Sun reports.
From Time ● Mar. 8, 2016
How did the skin on those appendages go from unlined and dewy to something resembling a dry lake bed, the surface crisscrossed by tiny creases, my knuckles as baggy as a Shar Pei?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2022
Really, she’s 100% Shar Pei, but followers are convinced she’s got some sort of bear DNA in there.
From Time ● Jul. 30, 2015
When that gets boring, Ms. Gottschalk hikes at other scenic spots like Jardine's Lookout or Dragon's Back trail, which offers stunning views of the South China Sea, sometimes with her Shar Pei.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2013
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