Airedale

[ air-deyl ]

/ ˈɛərˌdeɪl /

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noun

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

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Also called Airedale terrier.

Origin of Airedale

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

Words nearby Airedale

airdrome, airdrop, air-dry, air duct, -aire, Airedale, air embolism, air engine, air-entrained concrete, air equivalent, air express

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How to use Airedale in a sentence

He was an Airedale and was pulling himself along on three legs, whimpering softly.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
You take a common ancestral mutt, and generations later you can develop an Airedale, a dachshund or a Spitz.
A Feast of Demons|William Morrison
Beside him lay a wiry-haired Airedale, seemingly asleep yet with one eye ready to cock open at the captains slightest move.
Cursed|George Allan England
That case where you fined me five pounds over an Airedale what tried to gobble up a tally-man.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry

The Airedale, hearing Hals step, got up and fawned against him.
Cursed|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for Airedale

Airedale

/ (ˈɛəˌdeɪl) /

noun

a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black saddle-shaped patch covering most of the backAlso called: Airedale terrier

Word Origin for Airedale

C19: name of a district in Yorkshire

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