Look up: terrier

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   Terrier
   See Land Terrier.
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   terrier
   [n] - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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   Terrier
   register of landed estate.
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   Terrier
   Ter'ri·er noun [ CF. Latin terere to rub, to rub away, terebra a borer.] An auger or borer. [ Obsolete]
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   Terrier
   Ter'ri·er noun 1. [ French terrier , chien terrier , from terre the earth, Latin terra ; confer French terrier a burrow, Late Latin terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow). See Terrace , and confer Terrier , 2.] (Zoology) One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distin ...
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   terrier
   1. [F. Terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L. Terra; cf. F. Terrier a burrow, LL. Terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier, 2. ... <zoology> One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yo ...
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   terrier
   noun any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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   Terrier
   The `terrier` is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and killing vermin. While usually small, these dogs are brave and tough with a lively, energetic, and almost hyperactive personality. The largest breed in this family is the Airedale Terrier. Most terrier breeds were developed in the British Isles. They were used to control rats, rabbits, and foxes both over and under the ground. Some larger terriers were also used to hunt badgers...
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   Terrier
   • (n.) One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears. • (n.) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the l...
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    terrier
    (from the article `dog`) The Terrier group consists of both big and small dogs, but members of this group more than any other share a common ancestry and similar behavioral ...
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    Terrier
    (from the article `rocket and missile system`) ...Talos. Both used radar tracking and target acquisition and radio command guidance. The later Nike Hercules, also command-guided, had a range of 85 ...
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    terrier
    terrier 1. Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds of dogs originally trained to hunt animals living underground.2. About 1440, from Old French chien terrier 'terrier dog', literally, 'earth dog,' from Middle Latin terrarius 'of earth,' from Latin terra 'earth'. So called because the dogs pursued their quarry (foxes, badgers, etc.) into their burr...
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    terrier
    terrier, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Today these dogs are raised chiefly as pets. The following breeds are cla...
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