wheaten terrier

American  

noun

Informal.

1. soft-coated wheaten terrier.

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Etymology

Origin of wheaten terrier

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

There was a Labrador retriever, a Leonberger, a cavalier King Charles spaniel, a cavapoochon, a French bulldog, a wheaten terrier and two vizslas.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

“If I sent the wheaten terrier the traditional way, he would’ve had a heart attack,” said Jennifer Kirkham, whose two dogs, Fenway the terrier and Dublin the bulldog, flew on the private transport.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Walking her wheaten terrier, Patsy, through downtown Sarasota, she explained that she was undergoing chemotherapy and was more susceptible to the coronavirus.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2020

So you want a sofa, a three-seater, in green velvet, with no back but two tall armrests. Oh, and you want the armrests to be in the shape of Mimsy, your wheaten terrier.

From Time • Feb. 21, 2014