Dandie Dinmont

noun

A terrier of a small Scottish breed with long body, short legs, and a distinctive "topknot" of hair on the head.

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Dandie Dinmont terrier
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Meanings

nounDandie Dinmont (plural Dandie Dinmonts)

plural Dandie Dinmonts

  1. A terrier of a small Scottish breed with long body, short legs, and a distinctive "topknot" of hair on the head.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears

Similar
Dandie Dinmont terrier
Broader
terrier
Also see
dandie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after a character in Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott.

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Translations

Finnish dandiedinmontinterrieri
  • dandiedinmontinterrieribreed of dog
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APA

Dandie Dinmont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dandie%20Dinmont

MLA

“Dandie Dinmont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dandie%20Dinmont. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dandie Dinmont,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dandie%20Dinmont.

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