Sealyham terrier

Sea·ly·ham terrier  (sl-hm, -l-m)

n.

A terrier of a breed developed in Wales, having a wiry white coat with brownish markings on the head and ears, a long head, powerful jaws, and short legs.

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[After Sealyham in southwest Wales.]

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Sealyham terrier [ˈsiːlɪəm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a short-legged wire-haired breed of terrier with a medium-length white coat Often shortened to Sealyham

[named after Sealyham, village in S Wales, where it was bred in the 19th century]

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Noun

1.

Sealyham terrier - a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham Sealyham Welsh terrier - wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria