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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fox terrier¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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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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