| 单词 | skye terrier |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSkye terrier 2. Designating a breed of small dog having long hair, a long body, and short legs, or a dog of this breed. Chiefly in Skye terrier. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > Skye Skye terrier1847 Skye1851 1847 H. D. Richardson Dogs vii. 71 The Skye Terrier, so called from its being found in greatest perfection in the Western Isles of Scotland, and the Isle of Skye in particular. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports iv. ii. i. 571/1 In shape he [sc. the Scotch terrier] is more like the English than the Skye variety. 1884 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Sept. 583/2 A terrier of pure Skye breed. 1911 A. R. De Milt Ways & Days out of London viii. 118 A spectacled man of the hirsute sort that resembles a Skye dog was pottering about some flower beds. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 478 The show Skye Terrier's profuse, well groomed coat..and the silky feathering of ears and tail, are not attained and maintained without considerable trouble. 2003 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. i. 13/2 Registrations for Skye terriers dropped by 50 per cent. < as lemmas |
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