DANDIE DINMONT Definition & Meaning

Dandie Dinmont

[dan-dee din-mont]

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noun

one of a breed of small terriers having short legs, pendulous ears, and a long, wiry, pepper- or mustard-colored coat.

Dandie Dinmont

/ ˈdændɪ ˈdɪnmɒnt /

noun

Also called: Dandie Dinmont terrier.��a breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Dandie Dinmont¹

First recorded in 1840–50; after a character in Scott's novel, Guy Mannering, who owned two such terriers

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Dandie Dinmont¹

C19: named after a character who owned two terriers in Guy Mannering (1815), a novel by Sir Walter Scott

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The Dandie Dinmont terrier is one of the UK's rarest breeds although puppy numbers have risen recently.

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It’s pretty dandy to be a Dandie - a Dandie Dinmont, that is.

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Unlike other terriers, the Dandie Dinmont has a softly curved, rather than angular, body.

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The same is true of the Dandie Dinmont terrier, another Scottish breed which used to be extremely popular but is now considered a vulnerable breed.

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At Edinburgh his successful impersonations of Dandie Dinmont and other characters of the Waverley novels gained him the friendship of Sir Walter Scott.

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