Occiput. The projecting bone or bump at the back of the head.

Overshot. The upper teeth projecting beyond the under.

Pastern. Lowest section of leg, below knee or hock.

Pig-jaw. Same as overshot.

Pily. A term applied to a soft, woolly coat next the skin, out of which springs a longer coat.

Prick-ear. One that stands upright.

Quality. Quality is that evidence of breeding which we see in champion dogs, namely, beauty of outline coupled with a fineness of individual points that characterizes the dog at once as being well bred. A horse, for instance, may be very strong and serviceable, yet, being rough and ungainly, is said to be lacking in quality.

Rose-ear. An ear the tip of which turns back and shows the interior of the organ.

Smudge Nose. A nose which is not wholly black, but not spotted, giving the appearance of some of the black having been rubbed off.

Stern. The tail.