tarrier
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"Now, then, you young tarrier, make yer manners an' tell yer lies to yer betthers!" said the big sergeant, half grinning as he spoke, his hand on Shorty's collar all the time.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by Charles King
"You'll surely remember th' little Yarkshire tarrier as strayed into th' village in the summer o' '14," said William.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
Mi wife iz one ov them kind ov wimmin that don’t make enny statements unless they are true, so yu needn’t send me enny more tarrier.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
It 's that little tarrier dog of yours, Mrs. Hopkins, that will be after worryin' the mice an' the rats, an' the thaves too, I 'll warrant.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various
I mean sum time tew hav a rat tarrier, and then I suppoze, to enjoy myself, I shall have tew git sum rats.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
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