Bedlington


Also called Bedlingtonshire
[bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
Bedlington terrier.
Contemporary Examples

With the right comb-outs, poodles and Bedlington terriers credibly imitate camels and bison.
China’s Dog-Dyeing Craze: Once Shunned, Pet Pooches Now Embraced Melinda Liu July 7, 2012

Historical Examples

Bedlington blast furnace, for smelting iron, was some years since taken down.
Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1 Thomas Dugdale

The air-bed, like the Bedlington terrier, must be approached with caution.
Tomaso’s Fortune and Other Stories Henry Seton Merriman

At the Bebside and Bedlington Mills, about fifty men are employed.
Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1 Thomas Dugdale

There was a Bedlington terrier—Parker’s dog—attached (literally) to the caravan.
Tomaso’s Fortune and Other Stories Henry Seton Merriman

Together with the other lands of the see of Durham, Bedlington was made over to the ecclesiastical commissioners in 1866.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5 Various

Many cross-bred Terriers—and game ones too, have a considerable proportion of Bedlington blood in them.
Sporting Dogs Frank Townend Barton

At Bedlington colliery, near Morpeth, the cholera deaths in November were in the miners houses on the hill side.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) Charles Creighton

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