DANDIE

Dan"die, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.

Dan"die Din"mont, or Dan"die, n.

1.

Definition: In Scott's "Guy Mannering", a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers.

2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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