Australian terrier in British English
noun
a small wire-haired breed of terrier similar to the cairn
Australian terrier in American English
a small terrier with a wire-haired, blue-black or silver-black coat with tan markings: first bred in Australia
Australian terrier in American English
noun
one of an Australian breed of small working terriers having a rough coat, either silver black or blue black with tan markings on the head and tail, a topknot, erect ears, and a docked tail, originally bred for herding sheep and guarding mines
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, persona, push-up, revolving door, stabilizerImage ofAustralian terrier
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