Irish terrier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Irish terrier
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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As a result he successfully posted himself and his faithful Irish terrier, Bob.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2017
So did a woman with an Irish terrier named Scarlet.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017
One bristly patron popped in from the cold with his visiting mother and her Irish terrier.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2016
He was walking Noggin, his nieces’ Irish terrier, along the Thames when he found himself taking stock of his life.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016
He appeared to be a mixture of brindled bull and Irish terrier, with long side-whiskers on a bull-dog face.
From Set in Silver by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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