fox terrier

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fox terrier

noun fox terriers

  1. Either of two breeds of dog (the smooth fox terrier and the wire fox terrier) bred for fox hunting. It was a relief to escape from the silence of those empty rooms, where she had only the sleepy Persian cat or the hyper-intelligent fox terrier for company.

    Similar: foxie

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@misc{fox_terrier_2026,
  title = {fox terrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fox%20terrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}