Irish terrier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Irish terrier
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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As a result he successfully posted himself and his faithful Irish terrier, Bob.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2017
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
There must be many officers and men in the Navy who remember "North Corner Bob," another red-haired Irish terrier, who used to frequent the landing place at North Corner in Portsmouth dockyard.
From Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by Dorling, H. Taprell (Henry Taprell)
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