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Airedale

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Aire·dale  (ârdl)
n.
A large terrier of a breed having long legs and a wiry tan coat marked with black.
[After Airedale, a valley of north-central England.]
Airedale [ˈɛəˌdeɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black saddle-shaped patch covering most of the back Also called Airedale terrier
[name of a district in Yorkshire]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AiredaleAiredale - breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
Airedale terrier
terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Translations
Airedale [ˈɛədeɪl] N (also Airedale dog) → perro m Airedale
Airedale
n → Airedaleterrier m


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"I suppose I'm a fool," remarked the assistant secretary; "but by George, I can't help believing it, and I can see that girl now, with the big Airedale at her side protecting her from the terrors of a million years ago.
The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Once, Terrence, who was nearly as large as an Airedale and fully as lion-hearted--Terrence the Magnificent, as Tom Haggin called him-- had caught such a bush-dog trespassing on the beach and given him a delightful thrashing, in which Jerry and Michael, and Patsy and Kathleen, who were at the time alive, had joined with many shrill yelps and sharp nips.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
In size and weight it is comparable to a large Airedale terrier.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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