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Thesaurus: Dandie Dinmont
a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
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- n. a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
- 1. In Scott's "Guy Mannering", a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers. 2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border.