tarrier

Example Sentences

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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

“That’s a nice enough little tarrier as Sir Grantley Wilters brought, and she won’t have none of it, but leaves it to her ladyship.”

From Lady Maude's Mania by Fenn, George Manville

Where wings to rustle use, But this poor tarrier - Searching my spirit's eaves - Find I for carrier.

From Poems by Thompson, Francis

You see, the old tarrier was crossing Saint Nicholas Avenue, with a big market basket full of provisions—the family dinner, I suppose.

From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

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 Shaw, Henry W.