English Explanatory Dictionary

Norwegian Buhund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.

Word forms

Norwegian Buhund Norwegian Buhunds

Etymology

From Norwegian + Norwegian buhund, from bu (“homestead, a simple building or mountain hut (where the shepherd lived while looking after his herd in the summer) but can also mean stock, as in livestock”) + hund (“dog”).

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