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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n. [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away,
   terebra a borer.]
   An auger or borer. [Obs.]

Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
   1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
      terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
      (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
      burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zo["o]l.)
      One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several
      distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye
      terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping
      ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan
      terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.

   Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
         acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
         hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
         destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.

   2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
      book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
      See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)
      (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
          vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents
          and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
      (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of
          private persons or corporations are described by their
          site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
          [Written also {terrar}.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

terrier
     n : any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally
         trained to hunt animals living underground