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Yorkie

American  
[yawr-kee] / ˈyɔr ki /

yorkie British  
/ ˈjɔːkɪ /

noun

  1. another name for Yorkshire terrier

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The officers listened in astonishment when the owner of Mary's House recalled selling Yorkie trousers to a man in the weeks before the Lockerbie bombing.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

She’s still working, in landscaping, and had a lawnmower in the back of the pickup, and a dog bed on the passenger seat for Oakley, her Yorkie.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

“I’ve had cats all my life,” said Ford, who has 2-year-old rescue cat named Wellesley, as well as a dog, a 13-year-old Yorkie named Bella.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

What happened to Steve, the Yorkie, during Taissa’s fugue state?

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

As if he were scratching behind the ear of a Yorkie in desperate need of grooming.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds