Scottish terrier

n. A terrier of a breed originating in Scotland, having a heavyset body, short legs, a long head with small erect ears, and a dense wiry coat. Also called Scotch terrier.

Scottish terrier

n (Breeds) a small but sturdy breed of terrier, having short legs and erect ears and tail and a longish, wiry, usually black coat. Often shortened to: Scottie Former name: Aberdeen terrier

Scot′tish ter′rier

n. one of a Scottish breed of small, stocky terriers having short legs, a large, square-jawed head with bushy eyebrows and whiskers, and a hard, wiry, often black coat. [1830–40]

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Scottish terrier - old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and earsScotch terrier, Scottieterrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

Scottish terrier

Scottish terrier,

breed of short-legged terrierterrier,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Today these dogs are raised chiefly as pets.
..... Click the link for more information. perfected in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 18 to 22 lb (8.2–10.0 kg). Its dense, hard, wiry coat is about 2 in. (5 cm) long and may be steel gray, brindle, grizzle, black, sandy, or wheaten in color. A very strong dog for its size, the scottie was originally used to hunt small game, particularly badgers. Today it is raised chiefly as a family pet. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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Scottish terrier

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Synonyms for Scottish terrier

noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears

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