Terrier

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several typically small, active breeds of hunting dog originally developed for driving game from burrows.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rabbits or foxes.
  • n. A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  • n. A book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An auger or borer.
  • n. One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
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  • n. Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
  • n. In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of several breeds of dogs, typically small, active, and hardy, named from their propensity to dig or scratch the ground in pursuit of their prey, and noted for their courage and the acute-ness of their senses.
  • n. In law: Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, including the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  • n. In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.
  • n. A borer, auger, or wimble.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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    terrar   
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    Carrier    barrier    carrier    farrier    ferrier    harrier    merrier    perrier    scarier   
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