n., pl., -hon·den (-hôn'dən), or -honds.
Any of a breed of dog originating in the Netherlands and having a thick grayish-black coat.
[Dutch : probably the name Kees (nickname for Cornelis, Cornelius) + hond, dog (from Middle Dutch).]
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