tarrier

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When doggy men beyond ocean talk about a terrier, they usually pronounce it tarrier, and not terrier, as we mostly call him on this bank of the Atlantic.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various

A person who could appreciate the virtues of "th' best tarrier i' Riggan," could not be regarded wholly with contempt, or even indifference.

From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Every branch, every flower, became a hand of the sun's clock for the impatient tarrier, while its seconds and minutes moved haltingly forward.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von

I never hav had the happiness yet to own a rat tarrier even, in fakt i hav allus been poor, and haven’t been beforehanded enuff yet tew own a dog.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

If had bin ony other dog—greyhound, bull, tarrier, or even a young sheep-dog—d'yo' think he'd ha' stopped wi' the one?

From Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred