Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in Yorkshire.
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- proper noun A district in the
West Riding of Yorkshire surrounding the vale of the River Aire - noun An
Airedale terrier
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- noun breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
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Examples
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Jocularly they are called (in Germany) Petroleum dogs (= a play on the name Airedale, as pronounced in German, i.e. 'Erd-oel'").
Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals Henny Kindermann
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_Assistant (to the Airedale, which is barking furiously and straining at his lead).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 Various
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The poet threw aside his book and called his Airedale terrier; the dog, responding in time, eventually reached his master's knee.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 Various 1898
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Our trusty Airedale has been hiking with me today on the Timberline trail at Mt Hood ..... avoiding the HEAT of Portland.
Spanish lessons 2009
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Just curious ....... are you the "Norma" I met with a frisky Airedale several years ago in Ajijic???
Spanish lessons 2009
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Our trusty Airedale has been hiking with me today on the Timberline trail at Mt Hood ..... avoiding the HEAT of Portland.
Spanish lessons 2009
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Just curious ....... are you the "Norma" I met with a frisky Airedale several years ago in Ajijic???
Spanish lessons 2009
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Our trusty Airedale has been hiking with me today on the Timberline trail at Mt Hood ..... avoiding the HEAT of Portland.
Spanish lessons 2009
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Our trusty Airedale has been hiking with me today on the Timberline trail at Mt Hood ..... avoiding the HEAT of Portland.
Spanish lessons 2009
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Just curious ....... are you the "Norma" I met with a frisky Airedale several years ago in Ajijic???
Spanish lessons 2009
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