tarrier

Example Sentences

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It iz now to-morrow, and the tarrier don’t seem tew cum back.

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

Old Bob warned me, though, ez Steve, the tarrier, air a mighty thief an' deceivin' ginerally.

From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Fraser, Malcolm

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

What do you say to as nice a toy tarrier as was ever give to a lady?”

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville

The cliverest lad of his hands and the best of his feet for twenty mile around—as full o' pluck as a tarrier an' as kindly-hearted as a wench.

From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie