| 单词 | terrier |
| 释义 | terrier terrier1 /ter"ee euhr/, n. 1. any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow. 2. (cap.) U.S. Mil. a surface-to-air, two-stage antiaircraft missile. [1400-50; < MF, short for chien terrier lit., dog of the earth ( < ML terrarius; see TERRA, -IER2); so called because used to start badgers from their burrows; r. late ME terrere < AF (see -ER2)] terrier2 /ter"ee euhr/, n. Law. a book or document in which are described the site, boundaries, acreage, tenants, etc., of certain lands. [1470-80; < MF, short for registre terrier register of land ( < ML terrarius; see TERRA, -IER2); r. earlier terrere < AF (see -ER2] |
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