terrier
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
- 2.
Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.
- 3.
(historical)(law, historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
- 4.
(law) An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
- 5.
An auger or borer.
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ine-pro Borrowed from Middle French -, from Old French chien terrier (terrier dog), from chien (dog) + Old French terrier (of earth), from terrarius (of earth), from Latin terra (earth).