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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dandie Dinmont \Dan"die Din"mont\ (d[a^]n"d[i^] d[i^]n"m[o^]nt),
or Dandie Dinmont \Dan"die Din"mont\, n.
1. In Scott's "Guy Mannering", a Border farmer of eccentric
but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be
the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and
rough coat, originating in the country about the English
and Scotch border.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]