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fox terrier

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small terrier of any of various breeds, especially the smooth fox terrier and the wire fox terrier, originally developed in England for driving foxes from their burrows.

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  • noun Either of two breeds of dog (the smooth fox terrier and the wire fox terrier) bred for fox hunting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. terrier

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. smooth-haired fox terrier
  2. wire-haired fox terrier

forms (4)

Forms

  1. miniature fox terrier
  2. smooth fox terrier
  3. toy fox terrier
  4. wire fox terrier

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  • chained_bear commented on the word fox terrier

    A type of dog bred originally for fox hunting, now noted for a variety of breeds including smooth, wirehaired, airedale, etc. They're all cute little buggers.

    February 21, 2007