TERRIER


Meaning of TERRIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ē-ər, ˈte-rē- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English terryer, terrer, from Anglo-French ( chen ) terrer, literally, earth dog, from terre earth, from Latin terra

Date: 15th century

: any of various usually small energetic dogs originally used by hunters to dig for small game and engage the quarry underground or drive it out

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.