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Yorkshire terrier

American

noun

one of an English breed of toy terriers having a long, silky, straight coat that is dark steel blue from the back of the skull to the tail and tan on the head, chest, and legs.

Yorkshire terrier British

noun

Also called: yorkie. a very small breed of terrier with a long straight glossy coat of steel-blue and tan

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Etymology

Origin of Yorkshire terrier

First recorded in 1880–85

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Yorkshire terrier

Researchers from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary studied two very smart dogs – a Border Collie called Whisky and a Yorkshire terrier named Vicky Nina.

From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 5, 2024

She appealed for information on social media after her 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier vanished in a wooded area near her home in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024

In May, a Yorkshire terrier named Pepper thwarted an attempt to smuggle 11 handguns across the border from Michigan to Ontario using a six-rotor drone.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2022

The parks department also did not like that he was hanging punching bags from trees and that he kept his dog, a Yorkshire terrier called Chase, off leash.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

Gazing up at her from the sidewalk was a tiny, sad-eyed Yorkshire terrier.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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