Welsh terrier

n. A terrier of a medium-sized breed developed in Wales, having a wiry black-and-tan coat.

Welsh terrier

n (Breeds) a wire-haired breed of terrier with a black-and-tan coat

Welsh′ ter′rier

n. one of a Welsh breed of terriers with a wiry black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller. [1885–90]

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Welsh terrier - wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for huntingwirehair, wirehaired terrier, wire-haired terrier - a terrier with wiry hairSealyham terrier, Sealyham - a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham

Welsh terrier

Welsh terrier,

breed of medium-sized 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. developed in Wales more than a century ago. It stands about 15 in. (38 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 20 lb (9 kg). Its close-lying, harsh, wiry coat may be black and tan or black, grizzle, and tan in color. The direct descendant of the old English wirehaired black-and-tan sporting dogs from which have come many of the present-day terriers, the Welsh terrier was renowned for its gameness on badger, fox, and otter. In recent times it has been raised chiefly as a 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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Welsh terrier

Welsh terrier

Welsh terrier

Welsh′ ter′rier

Welsh terrier

Welsh terrier,

Welsh terrier

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noun wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller

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