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sleeve dog
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noun
a very small Pekingese, usually under six pounds in weight and less than six inches (15 centimeters) tall.
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Origin of sleeve dog
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
Words nearby sleeve dog
sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeveboard, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog, sleeveen, sleeveless, sleevelet, sleeve link, sleeve notes
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