tarrier
Example Sentences
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The rat tarrier iz not so mutch dog, az a personal matter, az the Nufoundland iz, but he haz more grit to the square inch.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
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 David Christie Murray
There was some friction when George first coom on leave an' Mr. Gedge let 'im have th' tarrier for a day's ratting.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
He's th' best tarrier for owt as tha ivver seed.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Nobody seemed to side with him, and everybody seemed ready—when once the tongues were loosed—to say a word for Jud and "th' best tarrier i'Riggan."
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
