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Definition of Fox terrier
1. Noun. Small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes.
Definition of Fox terrier
1. Noun. Either of two breeds of dog (the ''smooth fox terrier'' and the ''wire fox terrier'') bred for fox hunting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fox Terrier
Literary usage of Fox terrier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Darkest Africa; Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... conduct the Relief Force in person—Captain Nelson's ill- health—My little
fox-terrier " Randy "—Description of the fort — The Zanzibaris—Estimated time ..."
2. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... a fox-terrier of a Cockney, ever came to be one of the trio, is a mystery
which even to-day I cannot explain. " There was always three av us," Mulvaney ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The most popular variety is the fox terrier, which came into fashion about 1863
It is generally ... There is also a wire-haired variety of the fox terrier, ..."
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