- a variation of wirehaired.
wire-haired
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Time magazine recited the inconvenienced celebrities: Lucille Ball’s wire-haired terrier turned up in her basement, swimming in 4 feet of water.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
A recent Landsman campaign event included his releasing a 5-year-old wire-haired dachshund named Jerome in a wiener dog race as Oktoberfest celebrations thronged the city’s downtown.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022
It can be difficult to get Quentin Compson — my 10-year-old, wire-haired rescue dog — to rise from her bed.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
“We didn’t have parades. I don’t know why in retrospect we didn’t make more of it,” says Miro Weinberger, the wire-haired mayor of Burlington.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2018
All my own have been descended from a white, wire-haired terrier called Fuss, the best bitch I ever had, and a prize-winner.
From The Badger A Monograph by Pease, Alfred E.
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