sleeve dog

noun

1. a very small Pekingese, usually under six pounds in weight and less than six inches (15 centimeters) tall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeve dog¹

First recorded in 1890–95; so called because members of the Chinese and Japanese imperial courts carried such dogs in the voluminous sleeves of their garments

Example Sentences

But his teeth were very different from the tender milk-teeth of the little sleeve-dog, who could not bite any one if he tried.

From Project Gutenberg