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Jack Russell

British

noun

Also called: Jack Russell terrier. a small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan, black, or lemon markings: there are rough- and smooth-haired varieties

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Etymology

Origin of Jack Russell

named after John Russell (1795–1883), English clergyman who developed the breed

Example Sentences

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“But come on, man, a Jack Russell terrier on a raft? Does it get better than that? I don’t know.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Names of royal and broadcaster-owned dogs are etched into brick paths – including the late Beth, the Queen's Jack Russell, her new puppy Moley and the King's dog Snuff.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

If you think of a Jack Russell and a Labrador, let's say that it needed a Jack Russell.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

The breeding of beagles, Jack Russell terriers and miniature schnauzers could also be affected, as well as of dogs with short noses, like the English bulldog, French bulldog and pug.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Then this lonely, exhausted man staggered in, looking as beaten as a Jack Russell who’d picked a fight with a Rottweiler.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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