[ter.ri.er] n [ME, fr. MF (chien) terrier, lit., earth dog, fr. terrier of earth, fr. ML terrarius, fr. L terra] (15c): any of various usu. small dogs orig. used by hunters to dig for small furred game and engage the quarry underground or drive it out
TERRIER
Meaning of TERRIER in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012