tarrier
Example Sentences
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He's th' best tarrier fur rats 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
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 Alfred Ollivant
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
Every branch, every flower, became a hand of the sun's clock for the impatient tarrier, while its seconds and minutes moved haltingly forward.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
