- a variation of Scottish terrier.
Scotch terrier
Britishnoun
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Senator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland and Mrs. Bruce returned from Europe on the Leviathan last week, faithfully bringing home the favorite Scotch terrier of U. S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon.
From Time Magazine Archive
My Scotch terrier Banjo," he said, "has very-beautiful and tender eyes and is not exophthalmic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Justice Townsend Scudder, judging the six, singled out the pointer, the Scotch terrier and the greyhound.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Roosevelt was there too and Daughter Anna Roosevelt Dall and Major, the police dog, and Meggie, the Scotch terrier.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes I saw Jasper chasing butterflies across the lawns; sometimes I saw Doctor Baker’s Scotch terrier scratching his ear beside a deck-chair.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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