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• The litter was the fruit of the union between our whippet and their terrier.From the entry fruit
• On seeing the little brown terrier, Annie and Marie looked at one another.2014, Suzan Kayaalp, “The Visitor”, in The Adventures of Lucky the Duck, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry ruff
• He appeared to be a sweet zany golden retriever, possibly with some overjuiced terrier stirred in.1999 September 16, Jane Shapiro, chapter 6, in The Dangerous Husband: A Novel, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry overjuiced
• Louis hounds, and trufflers—terriers specially trained to dig up the popular delicacy of the day.1994, David Comfort, The First Pet History of the World, New York, N. Y.: Fireside, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry ailurophobiac
• A terrier — the best of ratting dogs — was placed into a pit with 50 rats.1993, Ronald H. Fritze, James Stuart Olson, Randy Roberts, Reflections on World Civilization: A Reader, volume 2, page 102. From the entry ratting
• Again the opening grew dark with arms holding and guiding another terrier, and Biff began to climb.1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19. From the entry call off
• Tissing through his open mouth, Tarka rolled and fought with the terriers.1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19. From the entry tiss
• The terrier had got the poodle by the left hind-leg and was restating his war-aims.1925, P.G. Wodehouse, The Adventures of Sally. From the entry fletcherize
• When they finally hit the main nest it's ratmageddon as the terriers dive into the hole and onto their cornered quarry.2019 February 25, “Hunting rats with the dogs and men of the Tweed Valley Rat Pack”, in Scottish Field. From the entry ratmageddon
• The neighbors' bipolar taco terrier wasn't even barking.2013 March 21, L.J.K. Oliva, chapter 1, in A World Apart (Shades Below, #1), page 15. From the entry taco terrier
• Most retrievers are not inveterate diggers — that′s a trait usually reserved for other breeds like wire-haired terriers and schnauzers.2005, Gary R. Sampson, Dick Wolfsie, Dog Dilemmas: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems, page 130. From the entry digger
• You are a jackhare with the whole hunt pack of terriers at your heels: I feel sorry for you.2000 August, Sean McMullen, “11 May 3960: Condelor”, in The Miocene Arrow (Greatwinter; 2), New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, part 1…. From the entry jackhare
• 'If you do want a dog, we can have a nice terrier pup specially brought from the city,' she said.1947, Narayan Sitaram Phadke, Leaves in the August wind: A Novel with the Indian Upheaval of August 1942 for Its Background, Hind Kitabs…. From the entry gutter dog
• Kruger, working dogs, excepting collies and shepherds, all terriers, all toys and groups, one, two and six; Mrs.1930, The Dog Fancier, volume 39, page 5, column 3. From the entry dachshunde
• Boston terriers and bulldogs, poodles and Pomeranians; there was even a pair of Mexican hairlesses, who looked like they'd had thirty rounds of chemotherapy.2012, Marieke Hardy, Michaela McGuire, Sincerely: Women of Letters. From the entry hairless
• Other dogs competing in Best in Show were a standard poodle, a Scottish terrier, a puli, a Brussels griffon and a Scottish deerhound.2009 February 11, Katie Thomas, “10-Year-Old Spaniel Completes Comeback”, in New York Times. From the entry puli
• A chorkie is a dash of Chihuahua and a dollop of Yorkshire terrier — in other words, a mutt, a mongrel, a mixed breed.2009 June 21, Matthew Margolis, “Reasons not to leave your dog in the car”, in The Sunday Star, page C6. From the entry chorkie
• Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are most commonly identified in larger breeds of dog (though we have also seen a number of terriers with intrahepatic shunts through our clinic).2018, Jon[athan David] Wray, “Case 11 Presenting with Mentation Abnormalities”, in Canine Internal Medicine: What’s Your Diagnosis?…. From the entry shunt
• Like all terriers, Staffords are diggers, so it is important to reinforce fences by embedding them in concrete or burying chicken wire at the bottom to prevent escapes.2018 August 7, “Staffordshire Bull Terrier”, in DogTime. From the entry Stafford
• John and Julie have four dogs: a rat-poo, which is a rat terrier mixed with a toy poodle, a yorkie poo, a poogle and my favorite, a shih-tzu poo.2013, Trish Felice Cohen, Maternity Leave, Bella Books. From the entry poogle
• Wiggy, my Staffordshire terrier, loved to snarfle and root around on that hillside, and she always brought in the wonderful perfume, like a cloud of scent . . .2004 Brigit Legere Binns - The Low-carb Gourmet: Recipes for the New Lifestyle - Page 4. From the entry snarfle
• By his side padded a big ruffianly collie, and he led by a string a miserable-looking terrier, at which the collie now and then snapped viciously.1930 July, John Buchan, “The First Day of the Hegira—The Inn at Watermeeting”, in Castle Gay, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton…. From the entry ruffianly
• The terriers mention a little close or pingle, containing half a stong, called 'the Chappell yarde,' which is surrounded by the lands of Dunsthorpe grange on every side.1924, Lincoln Record Society, The Publications of the Lincoln Record Society. From the entry stong
• And in the British Isles, there were the shepherd-type dogs already mentioned, an ancestral houndlike dog and a small house dog that could have later given rise to the terriers.1996, Roger A. Caras, A Perfect Harmony. From the entry houndlike
• Latham, Boston terriers and bulldogs; Henry Oppenheimer, all sporting dogs, with the exception of beagles and dachshundes, all non-sporting not otherwise placed, and groups three, four and five; Earl C.1930, The Dog Fancier, volume 39, page 5, column 3. From the entry dachshunde

Meaning of terrier

1. noun A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
2. noun Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.
3. noun A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.

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How do you use terrier in a sentence?

Terrier is used as a noun. For example: “The litter was the fruit of the union between our whippet and their terrier.”

What is a short sentence with terrier?

“The neighbors' bipolar taco terrier wasn't even barking.”

What does terrier mean?

Terrier means a dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).