wirehaired

[ wahyuh r-haird ]

/ ˈwaɪərˌhɛərd /

having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair.

Origin of wirehaired

First recorded in 1795–1805; wire + haired

The wire-haired fox terrier is really just like the smooth, but he looks quite different because of his stiff, wiry coat.

The Dogs of Boytown |Walter A. Dyer
He appears to be of the Newfoundland breed, of a common size, wire-haired, and extremely lean.

Ten Thousand Wonderful Things |Edmund Fillingham King
There she lived, like an Amphitrite's wire-haired terrier tied up, till Alessandro went a-fishing.

Sea and Sardinia |D. H. Lawrence
Everybody looked at the wire-haired man, as if saying: "Yes, you've gone a bit too far there!"

Five Tales |John Galsworthy

The farmers are wisely rooting out the wire-haired, big-tailed cape sheep, and substituting those which have wool on their backs.

Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat |Edmund Roberts

wire-haired

(of an animal) having a rough wiry coat