单词 | cairn terrier |
释义 | > as lemmasCairn terrier 2. Cairn terrier [said to be so named from being used to hunt among cairns] , the smallest breed of terrier in Great Britain, somewhat long in the body and deep in the ribs, with short straight legs and a shaggy coat; also elliptical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > other types of Irish terrier1798 Dandie Dinmont1851 Welsh terrier1857 Bedlington1867 Jack Russell1878 Airedale1880 Clydesdale1887 Border terrier1894 Manchester terrier1894 Sealyham1894 schnauzer1899 pinscher1906 Cairn terrier1910 Kerry blue terrier1922 Lakeland terrier1928 wheaten1943 Sydney silky1945 Manchester1971 Norfolk1971 wire1975 1910 Kennel Christmas No. 464/1 Cairn terriers promise to rank high in the near future, and already they are being bred to a fairly uniform standard. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog xvii. 271 It is now rare to find a Cairn with a bad mouth. 1924 Westm. Gaz. 31 Oct. The handy little Sealyhams and Cairns. 1927 Brit. Weekly 27 Oct. 87/2 My small Cairn..makes a rush for the frog. < as lemmas |
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