| 单词 | scottish terrier |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish terrier Scottish terrier n. (originally) a terrier of any of several types developed in Scotland; (now) spec. a small stocky terrier, usually black, grey, or brindle, with thick, shaggy fur, erect, pointed ears and tail, and a square, bearded muzzle (also called Aberdeen terrier); (also) the breed itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > Scottish Scotch terrier1809 Scottish terrier1815 Aberdeen terrier1880 Aberdeen1882 Scotty1882 die-hard1900 1815 J. B. Gilchrist Parl. Reform 53 Such a supposition would be a downright libel..on the acknowledged superior scent of Scottish terriers to English bull dogs, in ferretting out the slyest Reynard that ever lost his brush in a tantivy. 1894 R. B. Lee Hist. & Descr. Mod. Dogs: Terriers xi. 251 It was about the year 1874 that a newspaper controversy brought the Scottish terrier prominently before the public. 1956 D. Caspersz Pop. Sc. Terrier i. 17 The Scottish Terrier descends directly from a race of small terriers of great antiquity. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 248/2 Until the mid-nineteenth century, any dog going to ground after a fox in Scotland was called a ‘Scottish terrier’ but the breed we know by that name today was then called a broken-haired or Aberdeen terrier. < as lemmas |
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