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terrier
c.1440, from O.Fr.
chien terrier
"terrier dog," lit. "earth dog," from M.L.
terrarius
"of earth," from L.
terra
"earth" (see
terrain
). So called because the dogs pursue their quarry (foxes, badgers, etc.) into their burrows.
