Tibetan terrier

noun

one of a breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, fine coat, in solid white, cream, gray, black, or parti-colored, with hair falling over the eyes and forming a beard on the lower jaw, and a curled tail, bred originally by lamas in Tibetan monasteries.

Tibetan terrier

noun

a breed of dog with a long dense shaggy coat: it resembles a small Old English sheepdog

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tibetan terrier¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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A rottweiler was also there,with blood around its mouth, he said, attempting to get at Rocky, a Tibetan terrier.

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The group disbanded after he retired in his mid-60s and returned to New York, where he went on long walks across Manhattan with his Tibetan terrier.

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The “Fight Club” actress and Holmboe also are parents to a Tibetan terrier "fur baby" named Pablo, the “King's Speech” star revealed.

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Walking Fiona, her beautifully-groomed and impeccably behaved Tibetan terrier, Jean said she hoped to glimpse of the pontiff at some point in his 40-hour visit, “but I’m not sitting waiting for eight hours”.

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On Wednesday, Feldman’s 4-year-old Tibetan terrier, Sweetie, was still a little shaken by the loud fireworks, she said, but is recovering.

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