Dandie Dinmont


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Dandie Dinmont

(ˈdændɪ ˈdɪnmɒnt)
n
(Breeds) a breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears. Also called: Dandie Dinmont terrier
[C19: named after a character who owned two terriers in Guy Mannering (1815), a novel by Sir Walter Scott]
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Noun1.Dandie Dinmont - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping earsDandie Dinmont - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Dandie Dinmont terrier
terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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