- a variation of wirehaired.
wire-haired
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Of the three male and five female miniature wire-haired dachshunds taken, all the males plus one female have now been found.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2021
Albert Einstein once observed that Chico, his wire-haired fox terrier, was possessed of both great intelligence and an ability to hold a grudge.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2021
To his mother he brought a wire-haired fox-terrier, pure white save for one round black spot between the ears and an oval black spot upon the loins.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Horace Annesley Vachell
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