plural shar-pei also shar-peis
often capitalized S&P
: any of an ancient breed of dogs originating in China that have loose wrinkled skin especially when young, a short bristly coat, blue-black tongue, and wide blunt muzzle
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Murdoch is currently etched as a shar-pei in my notebook.
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“Shar-pei.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shar-pei. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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