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terrier

1

[ ter-ee-er ]

noun

  1. any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
  2. (initial capital letter) U.S. Military. a surface-to-air, two-stage antiaircraft missile.


terrier

2

[ ter-ee-er ]

noun

Law.
  1. a book or document in which are described the site, boundaries, acreage, tenants, etc., of certain lands.

Terrier

1

/ 藞迟蓻谤瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. informal.
    a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

terrier

2

/ 藞迟蓻谤瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

terrier

3

/ 藞迟蓻谤瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. English legal history a register or survey of land
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of terrier1

1400鈥50; < Middle French, short for chien terrier literally, dog of the earth (< Medieval Latin 迟别谤谤腻谤颈耻蝉; terra, -ier 2 ); so called because used to start badgers from their burrows; replacing late Middle English terrere < Anglo-French ( -er 2 )

Origin of terrier2

1470鈥80; < Middle French, short for registre terrier register of land (< Medieval Latin 迟别谤谤腻谤颈耻蝉; terra, -ier 2 ); replacing earlier terrere < Anglo-French ( -er 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of terrier1

C15: from Old French chien terrier earth dog, from Medieval Latin 迟别谤谤腻谤颈耻蝉 belonging to the earth, from Latin terra earth

Origin of terrier2

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin 迟别谤谤腻谤颈耻蝉 of the land, from Latin terra land
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South Wales Police said the three Staffordshire bull terriers involved in the attack on 30 March had been destroyed, but no arrests had been made.

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He also admitted unlawfully possessing a knife in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a Staffordshire bull terrier.

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Lilly was 10 when she was attacked in September 2023, and had just finished playing football with a neighbour when the Staffordshire bull terrier cross breed bit her face.

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鈥淎round the time we first started talking about her, she had a dog that she was very close with that she lost,鈥 McGehee says, referring to Watts鈥 20-year-old Yorkshire terrier Bob, who died in 2021.

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He was soon promoted to a travelling salesman, working with sporting kennels before later managing a terrier dog show in Westminster.

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