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cairn terrier

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cairn terrier

–noun
one of a Scottish breed of small, short-legged terriers having a rough coat of any of several solid colors except white.

Origin:
1905–10; said to be so called because they are found in areas abounding in cairns
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Cairn terrier   (kârn)   
n.  A small dog of a breed developed in Scotland, having a broad head and a rough shaggy coat.

[So called because it hunts among cairns.]
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