- cairn terrier
- noun Etymology: from its use in hunting among cairns Date: 1910 any of a breed of small compactly built hard-coated terriers of Scottish origin
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cairn terrier
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Cairn Terrier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cairn (homonymie). Cairn Terrier … Wikipédia en Français
Cairn-Terrier — FCI Standard Nr.4 Patronat Großbritannien Klassifikation FCI Gruppe 3: Terrier Sektion 2: Niederläufige Terrier … Deutsch Wikipedia
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cairn terrier — n. [said to be so named from its burrowing in cairns] a small, shaggy Scottish terrier … English World dictionary
Cairn Terrier — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = Two Cairn Terriers showing variations in coat color. name = Cairn Terrier country = Scotland fcigroup = 3 fcisection = 2 fcinum = 004 fcistd = http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci 004.htm akcgroup =… … Wikipedia
Cairn terrier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cairn (homonymie). Cairn terrier … Wikipédia en Français
cairn terrier — noun small rough haired breed of terrier from Scotland • Syn: ↑cairn • Hypernyms: ↑terrier * * * noun Etymology: so called from its use in hunting among cairns : a small compactly built hard coated terrier of a breed originating in Scotland * * * … Useful english dictionary
cairn terrier — one of a Scottish breed of small, short legged terriers having a rough coat of any of several solid colors except white. [1905 10; said to be so called because they are found in areas abounding in cairns] * * * Breed of terrier developed in… … Universalium
cairn terrier — Raza de terrier que se desarrolló en Escocia para desalojar a predadores de animales de caza. Las características de la raza moderna siguen meticulosamente el patrón del ancestro, un terrier del s. XVII de la isla de Skye. Es paticorto y tiene… … Enciclopedia Universal
cairn terrier — cairn′ ter′rier n. dch one of a Scottish breed of small, short legged terriers with a broad head and a rough coat • Etymology: 1905–10; said to be so called because they are found in areas abounding in cairns … From formal English to slang
