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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A breed of small
dog having short legs andfox -likefeatures .
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
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Examples
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Some callers have received incorrect information that the corgi is the dog that was killed for being aggressive toward officers, and others told police they were told the pit bull that was killed because of its aggressive behavior was in a cage.
Russ Belville: Columbia, Missouri, SWAT kills family dog over misdemeanor marijuana possession (with video) Russ Belville 2010
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Some callers have received incorrect information that the corgi is the dog that was killed for being aggressive toward officers, and others told police they were told the pit bull that was killed because of its aggressive behavior was in a cage.
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I actually took an online test to see what breed matched our family best - and the corgi was a 100% match.
Angus of Dog 2007
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Some callers have received incorrect information that the corgi is the dog that was killed for being aggressive toward officers, and others told police they were told the pit bull that was killed because of its aggressive behavior was in a cage.
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At some point Ezra becomes obsessed with the calendar and celebrates important dates, such as the first time he set eyes on a Cardigan Welsh corgi, or the first of the month, by waking up at dawn and running around the house yelling "It's the first day of May!"
Chantal Sicile-Kira: Following Ezra: Lessons on Raising a Child with Autism Chantal Sicile-Kira 2011
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At some point Ezra becomes obsessed with the calendar and celebrates important dates, such as the first time he set eyes on a Cardigan Welsh corgi, or the first of the month, by waking up at dawn and running around the house yelling "It's the first day of May!"
Chantal Sicile-Kira: Following Ezra: Lessons on Raising a Child with Autism Chantal Sicile-Kira 2011
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Would each corgi no longer have a full-time kennel maid?
Spending review serves up sixpences in a pudding of manure and gravel Simon Hoggart 2010
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Corgis are excellent interlude: A corgi hangs out with a baby goat.
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At some point Ezra becomes obsessed with the calendar and celebrates important dates, such as the first time he set eyes on a Cardigan Welsh corgi, or the first of the month, by waking up at dawn and running around the house yelling "It's the first day of May!"
Chantal Sicile-Kira: Following Ezra: Lessons on Raising a Child with Autism Chantal Sicile-Kira 2011
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At some point Ezra becomes obsessed with the calendar and celebrates important dates, such as the first time he set eyes on a Cardigan Welsh corgi, or the first of the month, by waking up at dawn and running around the house yelling "It's the first day of May!"
Chantal Sicile-Kira: Following Ezra: Lessons on Raising a Child with Autism Chantal Sicile-Kira 2011
fbharjo commented on the word corgi
welsh "dog"
June 22, 2007
travismcdermott commented on the word corgi
1926 Bulletin 25 Nov. 9/4 One little dog about a foot high..a brown Welsh corgi.
June 18, 2008
alexz commented on the word corgi
“the snow is now two corgis deep.” - spotted on Twitter.
February 5, 2015
fbharjo commented on the word corgi
cardigan or welsh?
February 6, 2015
alexz commented on the word corgi
I'm not sure, but the internet has a lot of nice pictures that go along with 'two corgis deep'
February 6, 2015
Prolagus commented on the word corgi
*snort*
February 8, 2015