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Dandie Dinmont

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Dan·die Din·mont  (dnd dnmnt)
n.
A small terrier of a breed developed in the border counties of England and Scotland and having a rough grayish or brownish coat, a long body, drooping ears, and short legs.

[After Dandie Dinmont, the owner of two such dogs in Guy Mannering, a novel by Sir Walter Scott.]

Dandie Dinmont [ˈdændɪ ˈdɪnmɒnt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears Also called Dandie Dinmont terrier
[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
terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground


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