tarrier
Example Sentences
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Old Bob warned me, though, ez Steve, the tarrier, air a mighty thief an' deceivin' ginerally.
From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Fraser, Malcolm
There was some friction when George first coom on leave an' Mr. Gedge let 'im have th' tarrier for a day's ratting.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
An ill-natured old man and an old chawed up bull tarrier 259 are just the things tew set side bi side sumwhare in the sun, and fite flies for amuzement!
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
The cliverest lad of his hands and the best of his feet for twenty mile around—as full o' pluck as a tarrier an' as kindly-hearted as a wench.
From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie
He resembles the rat tarrier in countenance, and skratches hiz hed, az natral az a distrikt skool boy, and undoubtedly for the same reason.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
