Airedale

[ air-deyl ]

noun

1. one of a breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat and a docked tail.

Airedale

/ ˈɛəˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black saddle-shaped patch covering most of the back Also calledAiredale terrier

Word History and Origins

Origin of Airedale¹

First recorded in 1875–80; short for Airedale terrier; so called from the name of a district in Yorkshire where the dogs were bred

Word History and Origins

Origin of Airedale¹

C19: name of a district in Yorkshire

Example Sentences

He was an Airedale and was pulling himself along on three legs, whimpering softly.

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You take a common ancestral mutt, and generations later you can develop an Airedale, a dachshund or a Spitz.

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Beside him lay a wiry-haired Airedale, seemingly asleep yet with one eye ready to cock open at the captains slightest move.

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That case where you fined me five pounds over an Airedale what tried to gobble up a tally-man.

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The Airedale, hearing Hals step, got up and fawned against him.

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Related Words

• beagle