Skye terrier

noun

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

Origin of Skye terrier

First recorded in 1850–55; after Skye

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Historical Examples of skye terrier

Her father's the earl of Skye-terrier, or some such damn place.
Jimmie Higgins
Upton Sinclair
His bark resembles exactly that of a Skye-terrier when very much excited.
Wanderings in India
John Lang
It was black and white, as hairy as a skye-terrier, and as large as a medium-sized spaniel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4
Various
It was the size of a man, but it seemed covered with a dull grey hair almost like a Skye-terrier.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells

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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