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Moiikcij-faccd. — See Dish-faced. 

 9. Nasal Bone. 



Occiput. — Tlie prominent bone at the back 

 or top of the sknll; particularly prom- 

 inent in Bloodhounds; the bony bumi:> 

 on the top of the head. 



Overshot. — The upper teeth projecting 

 over the lower. This fault in excess 

 makes a dog pig-jawed. The top jaw 

 protruding beyond the lower jaw. 



Out at Shoulders. — Shoulders set on out- 

 side, as in the Bulldog. 



Out at Elbows. — Elbows turning out. 

 10. Pastern. — The lowest section of the leg, 

 below the knee or hock respectively, 

 usually only applied to those joints on 

 front legs. 



Pig-jaiced. — The upper jaw protruding 

 over the lower, so that the upper in- 

 cisor teeth are in advance of the lower, 

 an exaggeration of an over-shot jaw. 



Pillf. — A peculiar quality of coat found on 

 some dogs, which show on examination 

 a short woolly jacket next the skin, out 

 of which springs the longer visible 

 coat. This short woolly coat is "pily." 

 When an ordinary coat is described as 

 pily, it means that it is soft and woolly, 

 instead of hard. 



