varmint
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How did a creature despised as a pest and a varmint, whose slaughter was once cheered and officially rewarded by California, become a darling and an icon?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022
His governing philosophy is spelled out on a prominently displayed poster that shows a lifeless varmint on a stretch of asphalt.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022
He suspected the family dog, Shep, had picked a fight with some varmint.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 13, 2022
When the researchers look and see, they say, “Crikey! Man, what an ugly varmint — it wears a garment that’s spiky! Oh, me no likey.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2020
He told how some strange varmint that wasn’t a coyote, possum, skunk, or coon had recently started robbing the settlement blind.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Vocabulary lists containing varmint
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 3
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Old Yeller
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