Scottish terrier

American  

Also Scotch terrier

noun

1. one of a Scottish breed of small terriers having short legs and a wiry, steel-gray, brindled, black, sandy, or wheaten coat.

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Scottish terrier British  

noun

1. Former name: Aberdeen terrier.  Often shortened to: Scottie.  a small but sturdy breed of terrier, having short legs and erect ears and tail and a longish, wiry, usually black coat

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Etymology

Origin of Scottish terrier

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Scottish terriers seemed to get more cancer than other small dog breeds.

From Science Daily

Scottish terriers, English springer spaniels, standard poodles and Pekingeses all have five or more wins.

From Washington Times

But in the space dedicated to American history, Eleanor Roosevelt is tucked away in a place on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial less prominent than Fala, his Scottish terrier.

From Washington Post

“He had to find them and was looking for direction on what to do with them,” Walters said of Bush’s Scottish terrier and cat.

From Seattle Times

There’s a statue of Bush and his father gazing purposefully into the middle distance, and a statue of Barney and Miss Beazley, George and Laura Bush’s Scottish terriers, striking a similar pose.

From New York Times