Jack Russell Terrier Definition

noun
Any of a breed of terrier with short hair and a mottled brown and white coat.
Webster's New World
A Parson Russell terrier.
American Heritage

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Noun

Singular:
Jack Russell terrier
Plural:
jack-russell-terriers

Origin of Jack Russell Terrier

  • After the Reverend John Russell (1795–1883), English clergyman who bred terriers

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jack Russell Terrier Sentence Examples

  • A Jack Russell terrier tolerated the visitors, provided he was kept busy racing after a thrown tennis ball.

  • The Jack Russell Terrier was used in the south of England in the 1800's to work in European red fox hunts.

  • Each team's jump height is set by the height of the smallest dog on the team, so some teams have experimented with crossing a medium-sized, fast, high-drive dog such as a Border Collie with a small, driven dog like the Jack Russell Terrier.

  • I recently bought a one-year-old Jack Russell Terrier.

  • I have a deaf six-month-old Jack Russell Terrier myself, and dealing with a deaf dog is new ground for me too.

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