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Airedale|ˈɛədeɪl| The name of a district in the West Riding of Yorkshire; hence short for Airedale terrier, one of a breed of large rough-haired dogs.
1880H. Dalziel Brit. Dogs 377 The Airedale or Bingley Terrier. 1889Ibid. (ed. 2) II. 385 The name Terrier, applied to the Airedale, is admittedly a stretching of the term beyond its original meaning. 1916F. M. Jowett Airedale Terrier 26 A dog brimful of true Airedale character and type. |