terrier

Related topics: Animals, Pets

ter·ri·er /ˈteriə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

HBADHPa small active type of dog that was originally used for hunting 㹴犬〔一种最初用于狩猎的小型犬〕

Examples from the Corpus

terrier• A gangling mixed breed of Labradors and mongrel hounds and terriers.• Also sharing the house, a fox terrier called Leo.• Shaw ordered a sculpture of his champion fox terrier, and Bayard Warren a portrait of his champion Sealyham.• Glebe terriers, cathedral records, borough records and tax returns can also be of value.• Them there the Metropolitans would fight like terriers to protect.• There was no sign of the terriers.• The terriers bounded along ahead on their short legs.

Origin terrier

(1400-1500) French (chien) terrier “earth dog, terrier”, from terrier “of earth”, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra ( → TERRACE); because it hunts by digging into animals' holes

词汇	terrier
释义	terrier Related topics: Animals, Pets ter·ri·er /ˈteriə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] HBADHPa small active type of dog that was originally used for hunting 㹴犬〔一种最初用于狩猎的小型犬〕 Examples from the Corpus terrier• A gangling mixed breed of Labradors and mongrel hounds and terriers.• Also sharing the house, a fox terrier called Leo.• Shaw ordered a sculpture of his champion fox terrier, and Bayard Warren a portrait of his champion Sealyham.• Glebe terriers, cathedral records, borough records and tax returns can also be of value.• Them there the Metropolitans would fight like terriers to protect.• There was no sign of the terriers.• The terriers bounded along ahead on their short legs. Origin terrier (1400-1500) French (chien) terrier “earth dog, terrier”, from terrier “of earth”, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra ( → TERRACE); because it hunts by digging into animals' holes
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