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Welsh corgi

American  

noun

  1. one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head.


Welsh corgi British  

noun

  1. another name for corgi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Welsh corgi

First recorded in 1925–30

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Named after a Welsh corgi that roamed Amazon’s first warehouse in 1996, Rufus is already making a significant impact.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Using registration data pulled from Seattle ZIP codes, the club found Labrador retrievers are Seattle’s second most popular pup, followed by the French bulldog, Pembroke Welsh corgi and Havanese.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2024

The Pembroke Welsh corgi peaked in popularity in the 1960s in Britain, in the years after the queen ascended to the throne, with more than 8,000 corgi puppies registered in 1961.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2022

An ending for one Pembroke Welsh corgi - but certainly not for Her Majesty, who was only just getting started.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2022

The two dogs are Lupin, a Boston terrier, and BeBop, a tricolor Welsh corgi.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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