Skye terrier

American  

noun

1. 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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Skye terrier British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Skye terrier

First recorded in 1850–55; after Skye

Example Sentences

As I noted earlier, that’s mostly terrier fatigue, but the miniature bull terrier and the skye terrier definitely had more fans here tonight.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2020

I would be remiss not to mention two other contenders who are currently flying under the radar but have the potential to surprise: the prone-to-matting skye terrier Buddy and the fetching Norwich Plum.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2012

But they did not have a greater treat than Charley and I had, all for the small price of one English shilling. skye terrier.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

She was knitting a long silk stocking, a volume of Mudie's lay on her knee, and a skye terrier, blue, fuzzy, and sleepy, had curled himself luxuriously in the folds of her dress.

From In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series by Coolidge, Susan

SEE     L'Hommedieu, Dorothy K.   Skippy, the little skye terrier.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office