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Skye|skaɪ|
[Gaelic Sgith (skiː), recorded in OIcel. as Skíð.]
a. The name of the largest island of the Inner Hebrides used attributively, esp. in Skye terrier, a small breed of dog, long-haired, long-bodied, and short-legged.
1847H. D. Richardson Dogs vii. 71 The Skye Terrier, so called from its being found in greatest perfection in the Western Isles of Scotland, and the Isle of Skye in particular. 1856‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Rural Sports iv. ii. i. 571/1 In shape he is more like the English than the Skye variety. Ibid. 571/2 The Skye dog. 1871M. Collins Marq. & Merch. II. x. 290 A blue Skye-terrier lay on his back. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 478 The show Skye Terrier's profuse, well groomed coat.., its veil of thick hair shielding fore-face, and the silky feathering of ears and tail, are not attained and maintained without considerable trouble.
b. ellipt. A Skye terrier.
1851Mayhew Lond. Lab. II. 53/1 A small Isle of Skye terrier—but few, I was informed, know a ‘real Skye’. 1863Ouida Held in Bondage (1870) 40 A setter, a retriever, and a couple of Skyes, were on the hearthrug. |