drop-eared
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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It is the case that drop-eared puppies often occur in the litters of prick-eared parents, and vice versa.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
Bless my soul, gentlemen, here's the little dog now, and a beautiful specimen of the drop-eared Skye he is.
From Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
Lately, however, there has evidently been an effort made to improve the drop-eared type, with the result that some very excellent dogs have recently appeared at the important shows.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
The differences between the prick-eared Skye and the drop-eared are so slight, and the characteristics which they have in common are so many, that a dual classification was hardly necessary.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
The drop-eared variety is usually the heavier and larger dog of the two; and for some reason does not show the quality and breeding of its neighbour.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
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