drahthaar

noun

draht·​haar

ˈdrätˌhär

plural -s

: a dog of a German breed of wire-haired pointers

Word History

Etymology

German, literally, wire hair, from draht wire (from Old High German drāt thread) + haar hair (from Old High German hār)

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