Definitions
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”), from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).
Used in a sentence
“One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them.”
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01“Small energetic dog”7 letters
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