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DANDIE DINMONT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dandie Dinmont mean?
• DANDIE DINMONT (noun)
The noun DANDIE DINMONT has 1 sense:
1. a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Familiarity information: DANDIE DINMONT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dandie Dinmont; Dandie Dinmont terrier
Hypernyms ("Dandie Dinmont" is a kind of...):
terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)
Context examples
The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is longer than he is tall with short and muscular legs.
(Dandie Dinmont Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
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