Welsh terrier

American  

noun

1. one of a Welsh breed of terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller.

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Welsh terrier British  

noun

1. a wire-haired breed of terrier with a black-and-tan coat

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Etymology

Origin of Welsh terrier

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

In 2011, a stingray tapeworm, Rhinebothrium corbatai, was named after the lead author’s Welsh terrier, Corbata.

From Science Magazine • May 10, 2022

English setter, wire-haired dachshund, Welsh terrier, Brussels griffon, standard poodle or Doberman pinscher?

From Time Magazine Archive

Others destroyed included Backside Bard, a wire-haired stud, Hafren Wizard, the last Welsh terrier bred by Homer Gage Jr., and Holmbury Reverie of Welwire, a wire-haired that had won "Best-in-Show" 14 times.

From Time Magazine Archive

John F. Kennedy soothed himself during the Cuban missile crisis by taking time out to pet his daughter Caroline's Welsh terrier Charlie.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's a thousand pities he's so very coarse," murmured one disinterested admirer, the owner of the Welsh terrier.

From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Rockwell, Norman