tarrier
Example Sentences
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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
A person who could appreciate the virtues of "th' best tarrier i' Riggan," could not be regarded wholly with contempt, or even indifference.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Better nor any tarrier she is at it.”
From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy
When doggy men beyond ocean talk about a terrier, they usually pronounce it tarrier, and not terrier, as we mostly call him on this bank of the Atlantic.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various
He's th' best tarrier fur rats as tha ivver seed.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
