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Irish terrier

noun

Medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland.

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"Irish terrier" Quotes from Famous Books

... beseeching tails as if they were trying to say, 'Buy me! buy me! buy me! and let me go for a walk with you; oh, do buy me, and buy my poor brothers too! Do! do! do!' They almost said, 'Do! do! do!' plain to the ear, as they whined; all but one big Irish terrier, and he ...

— The Story of the Amulet • E. Nesbit

... cold disfavour of a stage door, never having soubretted along the bird and bottle route. I was for the layin' on of hands. Moreover, I didn't like the company we was in, 'Johnnies,' by designations of the Irish terrier at the wicket. They smoked ready-made cigarettes, and some of 'em must have measured full eight inches ...

— Pardners • Rex Beach

... dead set is being made against dogs by some uncompromising food economists, may I point out on behalf of our four-footed friends what admirable service they render the community by the destruction of flies? My Irish terrier, Patsy, spends half his time catching blue-bottles—indeed, my husband, who is of a mathematical turn, estimates that he accounts for several hundreds every day. ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 6, 1917 • Various

Words linked to "Irish terrier" : terrier