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

The Dandie Dinmont terrier is one of the UK's rarest breeds although puppy numbers have risen recently.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2019

Sadly, the fortunes of the Dandie Dinmont have declined so much that for the past 10 years The Kennel Club has listed it as a Vulnerable Native Breed.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015

They will also ask the Duke's permission, as chief of clan Scott, to adopt the Walter Scott plaid as the official tartan of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015

Everybody who has read 'Guy Mannering' remembers Dandie Dinmont and Meg Merrilies and Pleydell and Dominie Sampson; but how many people could explain the ostensible story—the love affair of Vanbeest Brown and Julia Mannering?

From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir