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Definition of Manchester terrier

1. Noun. A breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manchester Terrier

Literary usage of Manchester terrier

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

1. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"... English " of course being understood ; but since 1874 they have added to his title, "or manchester terrier." The reason for this change I do not know, ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1893)
"Yet in most cases the Bull-dog of to-day is as different from the old bull-baiting dog, as is a manchester terrier, with his lady-like gentle ways, ..."

3. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"He then proceeds :— "The modern manchester terrier and White English Terrier could not possibly be classed in such a category ; while, ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The black-and-tan or manchester terrier has the head long, flat, tapering; nose black; ears small, V-shaped, hanging; neck long and tapering; chest narrow ..."

5. The Fox Terrier by Williams Haynes (1912)
"The original short coated terrier was the black and tan manchester terrier, or at least, his short headed, more chubby ancestors. ..."

6. C.S.R. Blue Book of Dogdom (1911)
"THE BLACK AND TAN (MANCHESTER) TERRIER, CH. BONEY BOY There are two sizes of the Black and Tan—the Toy and the large Black and Tan. ..."

7. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"... different kinds of terriers, and we now hear for the first time of one which answers the description of the modern black and tan or manchester terrier. ..."

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