Swedish vallhund

/ (ˈvælˌhʊnd) /

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noun

a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears

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Word Origin for Swedish vallhund

from Swedish vall + hund dog

Words nearby Swedish vallhund

Swedish ivy, Swedish massage, Swedish mile, Swedish Nightingale, Swedish turnip, Swedish vallhund, Sweelinck, sweeny, sweep, sweep account, sweepback

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How to use Swedish vallhund in a sentence

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.
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His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
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According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole thing's in Swedish and clearly not to Hitchcock's taste.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He also wrote the single, “Divine Sorrow,” with Swedish DJ Avicii to help raise money for (RED).
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Swedish boatswain consoled him, and he modified his opinions as the voyage went on.
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From some points, hundreds of acres of the Swedish and French may be seen, and they are rarely or never out of view.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A furious storm raged at the time, which destroyed two Swedish ships.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
She was the daughter of a peasant of Livonia, married a Swedish dragoon, who was killed on the same day in battle.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
At the time of Blcher's surrender at Lbeck he had treated with great courtesy certain Swedish prisoners.
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