highland breed

  • 21West Highland — West′ High′land n. ahb. any of a breed of small, shaggy beef cattle native to W Scotland Also called Highland 2) • Etymology: 1870–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22West Highland white terrier — n. any of a breed of small terrier with a pure white coat, short legs, and erect ears, prob. originating as a cairn terrier of the western Highlands of Scotland …

    English World dictionary

  • 23West Highland white terrier — noun Date: circa 1904 any of a breed of small white long coated terriers developed in Scotland …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24West Highland terrier — noun a dog of a small, short legged breed of terrier with a white coat and erect ears and tail …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25West Highland white terrier — West High′land white′ ter′rier n. dch one of a Scottish breed of small compact terriers with a hard, straight white coat and erect ears and tail • Etymology: 1900–05 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26West Highland white terrier — noun a Scottish breed of medium sized terrier with a white coat. Also, Westie …

  • 27west highland — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&H Etymology: from West Highlands, western part of the Highlands of Scotland : a breed of small very hardy beef cattle from the Highlands of Scotland having thick shaggy hair varying from dun to brindle or black… …

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  • 28Sutherlandshire —    SUTHERLANDSHIRE, a county, in the north of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea; on the, east and north east, by Caithness shire; on the south, by Ross shire and the Frith of Dornoch; on the south east, by the Moray and Dornoch… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 29Aberfoyle —    ABERFOYLE, a parish, in the county of Perth, 14 miles (W. by S.) from Doune, and 20 (W. by N.) from Stirling; containing 543 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the situation of the church, near the mouth of a rivulet called, in… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 30Inverary —    INVERARY, a royal burgh, the county town, and a parish, in the district and county of Argyll, 60 miles (N. W. by W.) from Glasgow, and 114 (W. N. W.) from Edinburgh; containing 2285 inhabitants, of whom 1233 are in the burgh. This place takes… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland