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

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Welsh terrier

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

Caroline's Welsh terrier, Charlie, skitters happily around the place, and in nice weather lives in a house under the magnolia tree that Andy Jackson planted near the back door.

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

She and the Malwood girl seem to have picked up a bounder and a shivering Welsh terrier this time, and even they probably regret it.

From The Rustle of Silk by Cosmo Hamilton

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