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Sealyham|ˈsiːlɪəm|
[The name of Sealy Ham (House) near Haverfordwest, the home of the Edwardes family which developed the breed in the 19th cent.]
A small stocky white terrier, sometimes with markings of other colours, distinguished by a thick, rough coat, drooping ears, a small, erect tail, and a square, bearded muzzle. Also attrib.
1894R. B. Lee Hist. & Descr. Mod. Dogs: Terriers xvi. 386 There is a strain of terrier much talked about of late known as the Sealy Ham. 1907[see Jack Russell (terrier) s.v Jack n.1 38]. 1917W. J. Locke Red Planet xix. 250 You remember Jingo, the Sealyham. 1924[see cairn 2]. 1930R. H. Mottram Europa's Beast x. 241 The Sealyham..merely slept. 1954M. K. Wilson tr. Lorenz's Man meets Dog viii. 79 A Sealyham's love of fun, and his fidelity to his master can prove a real moral support to a melancholy type of person. 1966J. Betjeman High & Low 12 Where's Kathleen Stokes with her Sealyhams? 1979R. Rendell Means of Evil 153 He emerged from the front door with two Sealyhams on a lead. |