Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Chinese shar-pei.
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- noun a breed of dog known for its distinctive features of deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Paws to Reflect editor wanted a special issue dedicated to an upcoming public meeting about dog park restrictions after a child had been bitten by a bad-natured sharjackanoodlese shar-pei, Jack Russell, poodle, and Havanese.
Haunted Honeymoon Marta Acosta 2010
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My initial reaction was "Oh my god, I look like a shar-pei!"
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Next up, a pit bull & a pekinese, followed by a sheltie & a shar-pei and a chihuahua with a chow-chow!
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A shar-pei and a pitbull grabbed that five-year-old and dragged him away.
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But if you feel depressed and reclusive, you may have more wrinkles than a shar-pei or become spotted, dotted, and blemished.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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The next night, it came back for seconds, but my parents let the shar-pei out and she cornered the cougar until my father could shoot the cat.
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The shar-pei which the phony minister had brought on board would act as ring bearer.
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But if you feel depressed and reclusive, you may have more wrinkles than a shar-pei or become spotted, dotted, and blemished.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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My husband just got back from Iraq at the end of September and I really though our shar-pei would wag her tail off when she saw him at the airport.
UPDATED - SpouseBUZZ 2008
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For a self-confessed family man who had always been something of a homebody, his only friend in Madrid was his new dog, a shar-pei called Carlos.
Posh & Becks Andrew Morton 2007
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