noun
a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
• Syn: ↑Sealyham
• Hypernyms: ↑Welsh terrier
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\\ˈsēlēˌham-, -lēəm-\ nounEtymology: from Sealyham, Pembrokeshire, Wales, where it was developed
1. usually capitalized S&T : a Welsh breed of long-headed heavy-boned chiefly white terriers with short legs, strong jaws, and long supple body that give it an advantage in tackling the badger underground though it is also used in bolting the fox and the otter
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/see"lee ham', -lee euhm/
one of a Welsh breed of small terriers having short legs, a docked tail, and a wiry, mostly white coat.
[1890-95; named after Sealyham, Wales, where it was first bred]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.