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working terrier

working terrier noun: a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum.

working terrier: a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum
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Noun

working terrier (plural working terriers)

  1. a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum.
    • A working terrier absolutely must bark when it is the least bit excited or aroused because in earlier times this alerted the hunters to the location of the burrow where the dog had pursued an animal into its den.2008, Stanley Coren, The Modern Dog, page 90

Forms of working terrier

pluralworking terriers

Questions about working terrier

What does working terrier mean?
Working terrier means a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum.
What part of speech is working terrier?
Working terrier is a noun.
What is the plural of working terrier?
The plural of working terrier is working terriers.

Words near working terrier in the dictionary

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