Skye terrier

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noun

one of a Scottish breed of small terriers having short legs and a dark or light blue-gray, gray, or fawn coat.

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Origin of Skye terrier

First recorded in 1850–55; after Skye

Words nearby Skye terrier

sky compass, sky cover, skydive, skydiving, Skye, Skye terrier, skyey, skyf, sky-high, skyhome, skyhook

How to use Skye terrier in a sentence

He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Early on, many viewers had problems connecting to the team: May, Skye, even Coulson to a degree.
The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’|Jason Lynch|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Skye (Chloe Bennet) noted that the team was “not Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., just agents of nothing.”
How ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Finally Found Its Way|Jason Lynch|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Westminster Kennel Club, wire fox terrier Sky wins Best in Show.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For the past 140 years, a noble-looking, bronze Skye terrier has stood guard outside the grounds and watched over the kirkyard.
Welcome to the Most Haunted Graveyard in the World. Safety Not Guaranteed.|Nina Strochlic|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
I first became aware of it about the same time the Dachshund at the corner house began to declare he was an Aberdeen Terrier.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
He drew up his spare person, with a terrier-like shake of the head and shoulders, as of one repudiating Mammon and all its works.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Stolidly with unheedful, drooping ears the little fox-terrier resumed his seat on the rug.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
He was very short, and at a distance much resembled a terrier, his head being considerably like that of a dog.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for Skye terrier

Skye terrier

noun

a short-legged long-bodied breed of terrier with long wiry hair and erect ears

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