Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Welsh corgi.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a foxlike head.

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  • noun A breed of small dog having short legs and fox-like features.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Welsh : cor, dwarf + ci, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Welsh corgi, a compound of cor ("dwarf") and ci ("dog").

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  • welsh "dog"

    June 22, 2007

  • 1926 Bulletin 25 Nov. 9/4 One little dog about a foot high..a brown Welsh corgi.

    June 18, 2008

  • “the snow is now two corgis deep.” - spotted on Twitter.

    February 5, 2015

  • cardigan or welsh?

    February 6, 2015

  • I'm not sure, but the internet has a lot of nice pictures that go along with 'two corgis deep'

    February 6, 2015

  • *snort*

    February 8, 2015