lapphund

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noun

A type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer

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lappy
OriginSwedish lapphund →
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Meanings

nounlapphund (plural lapphunds)

plural lapphunds

  1. A type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer
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    Participant dogs (25 privately owned pet dogs and 8 kennel-housed beagles) were on average 4.6 years old (SD 2.2), and represented 13 different breeds and mongrels (8 beagles, 6 border collies, 3 hovawarts, 3 beauce shepherds, 2 rough collies, 2 smooth collies, 1 great Pyrenees, 1 Welsh corgi, 1 Australian kelpie, 1 lagotto romagnolo, 1 Manchester terrier, 1 Swedish vallhund, 1 Finnish lapphund, 2 mongrels).

    2016 January 14, “Dogs Evaluate Threatening Facial Expressions by Their Biological Validity – Evidence from Gazing Patterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: lappy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer

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lappy

Origin

  1. Swedishlapphund
  2. Englishlapphund

From Swedish lapphund, from lapp (“Lapp”) + hund (“dog”).

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APA

lapphund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapphund

MLA

“lapphund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapphund. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapphund,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapphund.

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