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soft-coated wheaten terrier

[ sawft-koh-tid, soft- ]

noun

  1. one of an Irish breed of medium-sized sporting terriers having an abundant, soft, medium-length coat, any shade of wheat in color, with its head and face profusely covered with coat.


soft-coated wheaten terrier

noun

  1. a strongly-built medium-sized variety of terrier with a soft, wavy or curly, wheat-coloured coat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-coated wheaten terrier1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

Another way Leido has helped her team is by certifying her dogs Lani, a soft-coated Wheaten terrier, and Feta, a golden retriever, to be therapy dogs.

The happy menagerie of large and small dogs, all certified through Intermountain Therapy Animals, included a miniature schnauzer, a sheltie, a golden retriever, a golden doodle, an Australian shepherd and a soft-coated Wheaten terrier.

A posting described him as a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier mix, mainly brown with some tan or cream coloring and weighing 20 to 39 pounds.

It commends the miniature schnauzer as an excellent watchdog, for a little added security, or the sweet-tempered soft-coated wheaten terrier as a goodwill ambassador, though it "must be handled firmly ... and with consistency," which may be a deal breaker for the candidate of Change.

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