Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small, long-bodied, short-legged, coarse-haired breed of terriers popular in Scotland, named after Andrew (Dandie) Dinmont, a character in Scott's novel “Guy Mannering,” who possessed such a dog.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In Scott's “Guy Mannering”, a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers.
- noun One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
terrier of a smallScottish breed with long body, short legs, and a distinctive "top-knot" of hair on the head.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Etymologies
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Examples
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With its pompom topknot and elongated body, the Dandie Dinmont is a curious-looking dog.
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Wordsworth (for leading types out of this exhaustless portraiture, I may name Dandie Dinmont and Michael), are hitherto a scarcely injured race, whose strength and virtue yet survive to represent the body and soul of
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature John Ruskin 1859
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The Dandie Dinmont terrier who won best in breed was nicknamed Dyson after the vacuum cleaner company, a result of the dog's eagerness to eat things off the floor.
Spending the Kitty on Pooches Sophia Hollander 2011
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In abandoning the Sealyham and Dandie Dinmont, says Matthew Dennison, we diminish our heritage
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Matthew Dennison is convinced that in abandoning the Sealyham and Dandie Dinmont we diminish our heritage.
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Matthew Dennison is convinced that in abandoning the Sealyham and Dandie Dinmont we diminish our heritage.
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Matthew Dennison is convinced that in abandoning the Sealyham and Dandie Dinmont we diminish our heritage.
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I will not disguise from you, that I have yawned over the last interview of MacIvor and his sister, and fell fairly asleep while the schoolmaster was reading the humours of Dandie Dinmont.
The Monastery 2008
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I had read enough before the show to know that the Dandie Dinmont co-owned by Bill Cosby, Harry, was a shoo-in.
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The 6 - year-old Dandie Dinmont made Harry No. 1 in the terrier group and now moves on to compete for best in show tonight.
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