Definition of Scottish terrier in US English:
Scottish terrier
nounˈskɑdɪʃ ˈtɛriərˈskädiSH ˈterēər
A small terrier of a rough-haired short-legged breed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Miss Beazley, an 11-week-old Scottish terrier, now has the run of the White House along with her older brother, Barney.
- Our mascot is a Scottish terrier known as McFog the Dog - very clever indeed.
- The most memorable campaign remarks of 1944 were FDR's mocking defense of Fala, his Scottish terrier, against the charge that he sent a destroyer to fetch the pooch from Alaska.
- Some passers-by said they had seen a Scottish terrier earlier but didn't know where she had gone.
- The informality of the evening was reflected in the presence of Barney, the president's black Scottish terrier.