Dandie Dinmont

American  

[dan-dee din-mont] / ˈdæn di ˈdɪn mɒnt /

noun

1. one of a breed of small terriers having short legs, pendulous ears, and a long, wiry, pepper- or mustard-colored coat.

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Dandie Dinmont British  

/ ˈdændɪ ˈdɪnmɒnt /

noun

1. Also called: Dandie Dinmont terrier.  a breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears

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Etymology

Origin of Dandie Dinmont

First recorded in 1840–50; after a character in Scott's novel, Guy Mannering, who owned two such terriers

Example Sentences

James Cowan Smith, however, wanted to do more than that for his Dandie Dinmont terrier Callum.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2019

Vixen's father, The Mertoun Dandie, was bred by none other than Sir Walter himself: the man who began the craze for the Dandie Dinmont in 1815.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015

Thanks to the book's popularity, they became the fashionable Dandie Dinmont, beloved pets of Queen Victoria, Sir Edwin Landseer, and later Agatha Christie and Sir Alec Guinness.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015

It appears every living Dandie Dinmont can now be traced to a pet owned by Sir Walter Scott and a poacher's dog caught in a trap in Selkirk.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015

According to Mr. Shortreed, this goodman of Millburnholm was the great original of Dandie Dinmont.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)