terrier

Meaning of terrier

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. A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  3. 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.

noun

An auger or borer.

Information about terrier

Hyphenation of terrier

ter-rier

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • terrier is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of terrier

retirer, retrier

Words that rhyme with terrier

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