Jack Russell

British  

noun

1. Also called: Jack Russell terrier.  a small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan, black, or lemon markings: there are rough- and smooth-haired varieties

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Etymology

Origin of Jack Russell

named after John Russell (1795–1883), English clergyman who developed the breed

Example Sentences

Singer and songwriter Jack Russell, who scored hard-rock hits in the 1980s with his band Great White and who survived a Rhode Island nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

If you think of a Jack Russell and a Labrador, let's say that it needed a Jack Russell.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

The breeding of beagles, Jack Russell terriers and miniature schnauzers could also be affected, as well as of dogs with short noses, like the English bulldog, French bulldog and pug.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

We fought over who got to sleep with the dogs—Tinkle, the Jack Russell terrier, and Pippin, a curly-haired mutt who had wandered down through the woods one day—because they kept us warm.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls