"Terrier" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In English law. A land-roll or survey of lands, containing the quan-tity of acres, tenants’ names, and such like; and in the exchequer there is a terrier of all the glebe lands in England, made about 1338. In general, an ecclesiastical terrier contains a detail of the temporal possessions of the church in every parish. Cowell; Tomlins; Mozley A whltley
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.
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.
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.
An auger or borer.
I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
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A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
Read the complete definitionOne of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.
Read the complete definition(The extent or survey of a manor.) The title of a statute passed 4 Edw. I. St. 1; being a …
Read the complete definitionAnything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier.
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Read the complete definitionA kind of dig; a terrier.
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