Dan·die Din·mont (d n d d n m nt)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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| Noun | 1. |  Dandie Dinmont - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping earsterrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground |
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