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fox terrier

noun

  1. either of two English breeds of small terriers having either a long, wiry coat or a short, flat coat, formerly used for driving foxes from their holes.


fox terrier

noun

  1. either of two breeds of small terrier, the wire-haired and the smooth, having a white coat with markings of black or tan or both
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fox terrier1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

At Westminster Kennel Club, wire fox terrier Sky wins Best in Show.

Stolidly with unheedful, drooping ears the little fox-terrier resumed his seat on the rug.

But more especially, the trouble was about Chippie's fox terrier, Blaster.

Sir John, with the assistance of a young Chinaman and a fox-terrier, who flitted around him, was indeed eating and drinking.

He opened his hands and there lay the tiniest morsel of a fox terrier puppy that I ever saw.

She arrived joyful and agitated, bringing a fox-terrier pup in her arms, a present for Anne-Marie, to prevent her crying.

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