tarrier

Example Sentences

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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.

"You'll surely remember th' little Yarkshire tarrier as strayed into th' village in the summer o' '14," said William.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various

He's th' best tarrier fur rats as tha ivver seed.

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

I may want a toy tarrier for a present, or a few rats, or a score or two of sparrers, or—eh, Harry?—to see the lady go through the dove performance.

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville

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.