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terrier


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Terrier  \Ter"ri*er\,  n.  [CF.  L.  terere  to  rub,  to  rub  away 
  terebra  a  borer.] 
  An  auger  or  borer.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Terrier  \Ter"ri*er\,  n. 
  1.  [F.  terrier,  chien  terrier,  from  terre  the  earth,  L. 
  terra;  cf  F.  terrier  a  burrow,  LL  terrarium  a  hillock 
  (hence  the  sense  a  mound  thrown  up  in  making  a  burrow,  a 
  burrow).  See  {Terrace},  and  cf  {Terrier},  2.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  a  breed  of  small  dogs,  which  includes  several 
  distinct  subbreeds,  some  of  which  such  as  the  Skye 
  terrier  and  Yorkshire  terrier,  have  long  hair  and  drooping 
  ears,  while  others  at  the  English  and  the  black-and-tan 
  terriers,  have  short,  close  smooth  hair  and  upright  ears. 
 
  Note:  Most  kinds  of  terriers  are  noted  for  their  courage,  the 
  acuteness  of  their  sense  of  smell,  their  propensity  to 
  hunt  burrowing  animals,  and  their  activity  in 
  destroying  rats,  etc  See  {Fox  terrier},  under  {Fox}. 
 
  2.  [F.  terrier,  papier  terrier,  LL  terrarius  liber,  i.e.,  a 
  book  belonging  or  pertaining  to  land  or  landed  estates. 
  See  {Terrier},  1,  and  cf  {Terrar}.]  (Law) 
  a  Formerly,  a  collection  of  acknowledgments  of  the 
  vassals  or  tenants  of  a  lordship,  containing  the  rents 
  and  services  they  owed  to  the  lord,  and  the  like 
  b  In  modern  usage,  a  book  or  roll  in  which  the  lands  of 
  private  persons  or  corporations  are  described  by  their 
  site,  boundaries,  number  of  acres,  or  the  like 
  [Written  also  {terrar}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  terrier 
  n  :  any  of  several  usually  small  short-bodied  breeds  originally 
  trained  to  hunt  animals  living  underground 




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