Airedale terrier

noun

Aire·​dale terrier ˈer-ˌdāl- 

: any of a breed of large terriers with a hard, wiry, black-and-tan coat

called also Airedale

Examples of Airedale terrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grover, his family’s Airedale terrier, gets cozy under the covers nightly. — Kathryn Watson, SELF, 8 July 2022

The Airedale terrier has a short, wiry coat made for just such a place. — Erin Berger, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2013

Word History

Etymology

Airedale, valley of the Aire River, England

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Airedale terrier

• farrier
• ferrier
• harrier
• merrier
• perrier