pinscher
[pin-sher]
- one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
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Origin of pinscher
First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening
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Word Origin and History for pinscher
n.
1926, from German Pinscher, also Pinsch, probably from English pinch, in reference to its "clipped" ears.
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