soft-coated wheaten terrier
noun
: any of a breed of compact medium-sized terriers developed in Ireland and having a soft abundant light fawn coat
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The other five were a golden retriever (sporting), a pharaoh hound (hound), a Siberian husky (working), a soft-coated wheaten terrier (terrier), and an old English sheepdog (herding).
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Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019
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Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019
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