{ or }, 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. ]