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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n. [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away,
     terebra a borer.]
     An auger or borer. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
     1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
        terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
        (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
        burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier, 2.] (Zo["o]l.)
        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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
           acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
           hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
           destroying rats, etc. See Fox terrier, under Fox.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
        book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
        See Terrier, 1, and cf. Terrar.] (Law)
        (a) 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.
        (b) 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.
            [Written also terrar.]
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dog \Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.
     dogge, Sw. dogg.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
        domestic dog ({Canis familiaris).
  
     Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
           inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
           attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
           varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
           bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
           foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
           poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz
           dog, terrier, German shepherd, pit bull,
           Chihuahua, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and
           partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs,
           like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the
           Vocabulary.)
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
              should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings
                                                    viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                    Ver. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
        dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
        Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
        Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
        andiron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
            into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
            raising or moving them.
        (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
            the carriage of a sawmill.
        (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
            especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
            adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
            tool.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     8. a hot dog. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
           the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
           It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
           a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
           also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
           dog Latin.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
     A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
        others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
        but is none to him.
  
     Dog ape (Zo["o]l.), a male ape.
  
     Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
        native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
        Cynocrambe).
  
     Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
  
     Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
     Dog+flea+(Zo["o]l.),+a+species+of+flea+({Pulex+canis" rel="nofollow">Dog flea (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis)
        which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to
        man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
        Aphaniptera.
  
     Dog+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Triticum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Dog grass (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum) of the same
        genus as wheat.
  
     Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
        
  
     Dog+lichen+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+lichen+({Peltigera+canina" rel="nofollow">Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina)
        growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
        expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
        veins beneath.
  
     Dog louse (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
        H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
        Trichodectes latus.
  
     Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
        traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
        churning.
  
     Dog salmon (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and
        northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
        and hone.
  
     Dog shark. (Zo["o]l.) See Dogfish.
  
     Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
     Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
     Dog whelk (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the
        family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
        England.
  
     To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
        away as useless. ``Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
        it.'' --Shak.
  
     To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n. [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away,
     terebra a borer.]
     An auger or borer. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
     1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
        terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
        (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
        burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier, 2.] (Zo["o]l.)
        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.
  
     Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
           acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
           hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
           destroying rats, etc. See Fox terrier, under Fox.
  
     2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
        book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
        See Terrier, 1, and cf. Terrar.] (Law)
        (a) 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.
        (b) 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.
            [Written also terrar.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  terrier
       n : any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally
           trained to hunt animals living underground

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η φωλιά
     2 το λαγούμι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     Danish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: a small breed of dog)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr archaic relational) ground, earth, land
     2 enumerating seignorial rights, notably in (m fr livre terrier  land
  register)
     French n.
     1 hole
     2 (fox's) earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett
     3 (l en terrier) (dog)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en terrier) dog breed
     Polish n.
     (alt sp pl terier)
     Spanish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: dog)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     alt.
     1 A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the
  hunting of burrowing prey such as rat, rabbit, fox, and even otter; this
  original function is reflected in some of their names (''e.g.'' rat
  terrier).
     2 Someone displaying terrier-like qualities.
     n.
     1 A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the
  hunting of burrowing prey such as rat, rabbit, fox, and even otter; this
  original function is reflected in some of their names (''e.g.'' rat
  terrier).
     2 Someone displaying terrier-like qualities.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the
  vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they
  owed to the lord, etc.
     2 (lb en legal) An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of
  private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries,
  number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
     n.
     An auger or borer.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     Danish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: a small breed of dog)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr archaic relational) ground, earth, land
     2 enumerating seignorial rights, notably in (m fr livre terrier  land
  register)
     French n.
     1 hole
     2 (fox's) earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett
     3 (l en terrier) (dog)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en terrier) dog breed
     Polish n.
     (alt sp pl terier)
     Spanish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: dog)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     Danish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: a small breed of dog)
     French a.
     1 (lb fr archaic relational) ground, earth, land
     2 enumerating seignorial rights, notably in (m fr livre terrier  land
  register)
     French n.
     1 hole
     2 (fox's) earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett
     3 (l en terrier) (dog)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en terrier) dog breed
     Polish n.
     (alt sp pl terier)
     Spanish n.
     (l en terrier) (gloss: dog)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     Ranska n.
     1 luola, pesä, kolo
     2 terrieri
     Ruotsi n.
     terrieri

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Terrier
     Saksa n.
     terrieri

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en grupp hundraser som ursprungligen framavlades
  för att jaga och döda mindre bytesdjur

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Terrier
     Tyska n.
     (tagg kat=hundar text=hundras språk=de) terrier

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  terrier
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en grupp hundraser som ursprungligen framavlades
  för att jaga och döda mindre bytesdjur

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Terrier /tɛrˈiːɾ/ 
   [zool.] terrier 
   see: Terrier
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Terrier /tɛrˈiːɾ/ 
  terriers
   see: Terrier
  

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Terrier /ˈtɛʁi̯ɐ/ 
  terrieri
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Hund

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Terrier /ˈtɛʁi̯ɐ/ 
  terier
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Hund

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Terrier /ˈtɛʁi̯ɐ/ 
  терьер
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Hund

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Terrier /ˈtɛʁi̯ɐ/ 
  terrier
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Hund

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/
  الكلب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  terrier //ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)// 
  териер
  dog

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/ 
  teriér

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiə/
  Hohlbohrer 
           Note: Tischlerei
     Synonyms: gouge bit, shell bit
  
   see: terriers, gouge bits, shell bits
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiə/
  Stoßbohrer , Steinbohrer  [min.]
   see: terriers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiə/
  Terrier  [zool.]
   see: terriers
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/
  
  τεριέ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  terrier //ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)// 
  terrieri
  dog

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/ 
  1. एक~छोटा~शिकारी~कुत्ता
        "As a child I had a terrier as a pet."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/
  1. népfelkelô
  2. úrbéri kimutatás
  3. urbarium
  4. telekkönyv
  5. terrier

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/
  1. teriyer.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  terrier /tˈɛɹiˌə/
  1. (huk.) belirli bir semtte fert veya şirketlerin emlâk sicili.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  terrier /tɛʁjˈe/ 
  douarenn (douarennoù /dwaʁɛnˈu/), toull (toulloù /tulˈu/ ) (konikled)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  териер

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  Terrier

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  φωλιά

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  1. luola
  2. terrieri

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  1. tana
  2. terrier

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  terjeras

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  terrier /tɛrje/
  hol

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  1. nora
  2. terier, nornik

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  toca

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  1. madriguera
  2. terrier

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  terrier /tɛ.ʁje/ 
  1. håla, lya
  2. terrier

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  terrier /tˈɛriɛr/
  terrier

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  terrier
  terrier

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  terrier /tˈɛriːər/ 
  Terrier
  en grupp hundraser

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  terrier /tˈɛriːər/ 
  terrieri
  en grupp hundraser

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  terrier /tˈɛriːər/ 
  terrier
  en grupp hundraser

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  terrier /tˈɛriːər/ 
  терьер
  en grupp hundraser

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  terrier /tˈɛriːər/ 
  teriyer
  en grupp hundraser

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɛɹiɝ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  TERRIER, Eng. law. A roll, catalogue or survey of lands, belonging either to 
  a single person or a town, in which are stated the quantity of, acres, the 
  names of the tenants, and the like. 
       2. By the ecclesiastical law an inquiry is directed to be made from 
  time to time, of the temporal rights of the clergyman of every parish, and 
  to be returned into the registry of the bishop: this return is denominated a 
  terrier. 1 Phil. & Am. Ev. 602, 603. 
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 狗的一种,国防自卫队,地籍册;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 狗的一种,国防自卫队,地籍册

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