Border terrier

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noun

one of a British breed of small terriers having a dense, wiry coat ranging in color from red to pale yellow, sometimes being gray and tan, or blue and tan.

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Origin of Border terrier

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Border terrier

borderline personality disorder, Borders, Borders Region, Border States, border tax, Border terrier, Bordet, Bordetella, Bordet-Gengou bacillus, bordure, bore

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How to use Border terrier in a sentence

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Shrubs and small trees dot a parched landscape along the road from Turbat to the border.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few weeks later, the militants carried out a series of raids on border posts, killing five Iranian policemen.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Saleem believes that the strike came from a nearby airbase across the Iranian border.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Maula Bux himself was killed in 2006, after being lured across the border by Iranian forces on the pretext of a drug deal.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A border feud at Reedsquair, between the English and Scottish marchmen, in which the former were completely beaten.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A few minutes, and he would perhaps have slipped across the border—when something startled him into sudden life again.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
For the cry is gone round about the border of Moab: the howling thereof unto Gallim, and unto the well of Elim the cry thereof.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
He was one of the most daring, brave and intrepid officers of the army, and his adventures almost border on romance.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for Border terrier

border terrier

noun

a small rough-coated breed of terrier that originated in Britain

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