dapple
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While Mr. Skinner 'dominated the proceedings, Dapple was responsible for the most engaging drolleries.
From Time Magazine Archive
The slapstick falls chiefly to the lot of one Robert Rossire, who muffles his true being in the folds and fur of Dapple, Sancho's mule.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was Southport Blue Knight, gorgeous collie with flowing coat; Dapple Joe, gaunt, sleek pointer; Morningside Prince, white bull of massive jaw; Little Rajah, mincing Pomeranian; Pinegrade Perfection, waddling Sealyham with luxuriant mustache.
From Time Magazine Archive
As guarded now in an old box in the Anatomical Museum of University College, London, Jeremy Bentham sits with his skull at his feet, his favorite stick, "Dapple," on his knee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thereupon Sancho having got ready Rozinante and Dapple, well stuffed his wallet, and the student's knapsack to boot, they all took their leave, steering the nearest course to Montesinos' cave.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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