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wirehair

Definitions of wirehair
  1. noun
    a terrier with wiry hair
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    types:
    Lakeland terrier
    breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting
    Welsh terrier
    wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting
    Sealyham, Sealyham terrier
    a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
    type of:
    terrier
    any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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