Irish terrier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Irish terrier
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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She and Alex are pub regulars, and Missy, an Irish terrier, is their much loved pet.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
So did a woman with an Irish terrier named Scarlet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2017
One bristly patron popped in from the cold with his visiting mother and her Irish terrier.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2016
He was walking Noggin, his nieces’ Irish terrier, along the Thames when he found himself taking stock of his life.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
An important part of my outfit, a small Irish terrier, arrived from Japan the next morning, when I had about given him up.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball
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