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terrier
1[ ter-ee-er ]
noun
- any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- (initial capital letter) U.S. Military. a surface-to-air, two-stage antiaircraft missile.
terrier
2[ ter-ee-er ]
noun
- a book or document in which are described the site, boundaries, acreage, tenants, etc., of certain lands.
terrier
1/ ˈtɛrɪə /
noun
- English legal history a register or survey of land
Terrier
2/ ˈtɛrɪə /
noun
- informal.a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
terrier
3/ ˈtɛrɪə /
noun
- any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Word History and Origins
Origin of terrier1
Word History and Origins
Origin of terrier1
Origin of terrier2
Example Sentences
Jo has been “hiking” several times a week since she was 11 days old, though most of our hikes are short jaunts on trails near our home aimed at tiring out our terrier mix.
The two were newly engaged, and Kurulgan says his bride-to-be had been looking forward to adopting one of the puppies—particularly a mixed-breed terrier named Peggy who was the outcast of her siblings.
Fancy, a terrier mix, hobbled over to Sally, who picked her up for a cuddle.
Thank you, Chica, our sweet terrier mix from Puerto Rico, for every night you knew to curl up just behind my knees when I couldn’t fall asleep, fretting about school and riots and my family.
In spring 2006, Debbie King adopted a 1-year-old terrier mix from Pet Rescue of Maryland.
He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
At Westminster Kennel Club, wire fox terrier Sky wins Best in Show.
For the past 140 years, a noble-looking, bronze Skye terrier has stood guard outside the grounds and watched over the kirkyard.
If David is a yapping terrier, Pete is an addled golden retriever.
Justin, a 4-year-old West Highland terrier from Long Island, was having his face hair-sprayed into the shape of a carnation.
Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
I first became aware of it about the same time the Dachshund at the corner house began to declare he was an Aberdeen Terrier.
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.
Stolidly with unheedful, drooping ears the little fox-terrier resumed his seat on the rug.
He was very short, and at a distance much resembled a terrier, his head being considerably like that of a dog.
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