Definitions for "Terrier "
Keywords:  hunt, dog, vermin, quarry, bred
One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
a dog that is capable of going to earth and to which you dig to when you are hunting
Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
Record of boundaries of parcels within village territory. (Duby, Georges. Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West, 555) Location: Central and S.W. France
Keywords:  borer, auger
An auger or borer.
Keywords:  formidable, fox, opponent
a formidable opponent for a fox
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