Yorkshire terrier

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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.

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Origin of Yorkshire terrier

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby Yorkshire terrier

Yorkshire bond, Yorkshire chair, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire fog, Yorkshire pudding, Yorkshire terrier, Yorkton, Yorktown, Yorktown, Battle of, yorp, Yoruba

How to use Yorkshire terrier in a sentence

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He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
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Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
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Here we saw many types of the Yorkshire man, famed for his shrewdness and fondness for what we would call "dickering."
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As Richmond is thePg 193 center of one of the best farming districts in Yorkshire, its market day was no doubt a typical one.
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The day had been a magnificent one, enabling us to see the Yorkshire country at its best.
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British Dictionary definitions for Yorkshire terrier

Yorkshire terrier

noun

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

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