Definition of Scotch terrier

1. Noun. Old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears.

Exact synonyms: Scottie, Scottish Terrier
Generic synonyms: Terrier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Terrier

Scotch crows
Scotch egg
Scotch eggs
Scotch fillet
Scotch fillets
Scotch finger
Scotch fir
Scotch gale
Scotch hands
Scotch kiss
Scotch laburnum
Scotch marigold
Scotch pancake
Scotch pine
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier (current term)
Scotch thistle
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskies
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock
Scotches
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen
Scotish
Scotism
Scotist
Scotists

Literary usage of Scotch terrier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"XII Talked familiarly with kings and queens—Half-witted girl who giggled all the time—It gnawed me terribly— A Scotch terrier named Towsey—A sentiment of ..."

2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"XII Talked familiarly with kings and queens—Half-witted girl who giggled all the time—It gnawed me terribly— A Scotch terrier named Towsey—A sentiment of ..."

3. Life in Victoria: Or, Victoria in 1853, and Victoria in 1858, Showing the by William Kelly (1859)
"... Evening in the Bush — Amusing Anecdote — Prevalence of Bushrangers on the Road — Gold Escort Robbery — Our Evening's Fare — The Scotch terrier — Our Tea ..."

4. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"Another great feature in the Scotch terrier is his coat, which should be ... As a dead-game animal, the Scotch terrier is not to be surpassed by any breed ..."

5. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"The Scotch terrier is a little fuller in the face, has a stouter body Head of English Terrier. and shorter legs, and is covered with shaggy wiry hair. ..."

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