\Dan"die Din"mont\, or Dandie \Dan"die\, n. 1. In Scott's ``Guy Mannering'', a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers. 2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border.